Research
Ticket deadline is Friday for Cattlemen’s Ball
Event will be held June 5-6 near Lynch, Neb.
May 18, 2015
![A view of the Redbird Ranch near Lynch, Neb., site of the 2015 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Ranch0515.jpg)
Dr. Mercer receives inaugural Maurer Award
Recognized for his innovative work with intestinal rehabilitation
May 14, 2015
![From left, Ellie Batt, Leann and David Mercer, M.D., Ph.D., and Beverly and Harold M. Maurer, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Mercer_Cures.jpg)
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, IBM collaborate to advance cancer treatment
Cuts DNA analysis time from weeks to minutes
May 5, 2015
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Maternal/child health program at UNMC receives $2.56 million grant
CityMatCH program gains HRSA funding for next four years
May 1, 2015
Nebraska Biocontainment Unit celebrates 10th anniversary
Dr. Rick Sacra, first Ebola patient treated in unit, highlights list of dignitaries attending celebration
Mar 27, 2015
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Nebraska academic medical centers have largest economic impact among peer states
Among peer cities, Omaha ranks 2nd behind only Birmingham, Ala.
Mar 20, 2015
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UNMC garners two top 10 rankings from U.S. News & World Report
Ranks No. 4 in primary care, No. 9 in physician assistant program
Mar 11, 2015
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., center, and Paul Paulman, M.D., professor of family medicine, right, with medical students in the simulation lab.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/News0311.jpg)
Researchers Working to Change the Way We Take Our Medicine
OMAHA (FOX 42 KPTM)– The days of taking pills to get rid of a disease or illness could soon be over, and it’s all thanks to some new technology that’s so small you can’t even see it. People from across the world are working in Omaha to make that break through.
Here at UNMC, one American scientist and a Pakistani scientist are united in one fight-and that’s to better treat diseases like HIV and tuberculosis.
Mar 6, 2015
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Gift from Fremont organization supports promising Alzheimer’s research at UNMC
Study will use biomarkers to monitor progression, stage of Alzheimer’s in individuals
Mar 6, 2015
![Sachin Kedar, M.B.B.S. (center), of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, received a $30,000 check from the Fremont Area Alzheimer’s Committee on Thursday. He was joined by Kathy Kirby (left) and Marv Welstead (right), both members of the Fremont Area Alzheimer’s Committee.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/FremontAlzheimers.jpg)
UNMC researcher part of study in Nature Cell Biology
Could have long-term ramifications for host of diseases, developmental disorders
Feb 19, 2015
![Steve Caplan, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/caplan.jpg)