Outreach
Project aims to improve care for rural breast cancer patients 50 and under
The two-year project is funded by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® and Pfizer Inc. to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of cancer care.
Mar 8, 2018
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Nebraska Science Festival launches essay contest
Contest open to fourth- through 12th-grade Nebraska students; entries due April 1
Mar 2, 2018
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Munroe-Meyer Foundation’s Walk & Roll for Disabilities set for March 4
Meyer Foundation’s event raises funds for adult disability programming at the Munroe-Meyer Institute
Feb 20, 2018
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Nebraska registry to help newborns at risk of neonatal brain injury
The goal of the registry is to gather data to unlock clues that could lead to improved detection and treatment of infants with neonatal encephalopathy
Feb 20, 2018
![](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Eric_Peeples_Neonatology_2016.jpg)
Omaha-area parents praise pick of first Gerber baby with Down syndrome
Wayne Stuberg, associate director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, called the selection affirming and said it shows how society’s attitude toward disabilities has been changing.
Feb 12, 2018
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Marvin Welstead will receive UNMC Community Service to Research Award
Fremont man has devoted his life to finding cure for Alzheimer’s disease
Feb 9, 2018
![Marvin Welstead](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Marvin_Welstead_2014_horizontal.jpg)
ABC News’ Ginger Zee to headline 2018 Nebraska Science Festival
‘Good Morning America’ meteorologist will discuss natural disasters
Feb 7, 2018
![Ginger Zee](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Ginger_Zee_HeadshotHorizontal.jpg)
University of Nebraska offers free ATV safety courses
Several organizations are collaborating to present free training for the public on the safe use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
Feb 1, 2018
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Behavioral Health Education Center reports nearly 15 percent growth of providers
More Nebraskans getting mental health services they need
Jan 17, 2018
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UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s set for Jan. 26-27
24-hour ice skating event – now in its 8th year at UNMC – has raised more than $170,000
Jan 17, 2018
![Six skaters skated all 24 hours at the 2017 UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson's. They celebrated their accomplishment by chilling out on the ice at the end of the event.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Skaters_24hours.jpg)