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Annual College of Nursing Awards announced

Ceremony was held May 10.

May 18, 2017

Award winners included, from left, Trina Aguirre, Ph.D., Colleen Kennedy, Diane Potter, Molly Belieu, Michelle Ellermeier, Shirley Tachenko Achord and Jessica Nielsen, D.N.P. (Not pictured, Becky Kreman, Ph.D., Cathy Tierney, Mary Cramer, Ph.D., and Patrick Rejda.)

Parking permit renewal available online

Two-year permits can be purchased through June 30.

May 18, 2017

Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center to elevate cancer care in region

Formal dedication ceremony to be held Tuesday for new center.

May 18, 2017

A formal dedication ceremony for The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center will be held Tuesday.

Easi-CRISPR a breakthrough in genome engineering

Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, Ph.D., M.V.S.C. (D.V.M.), is primary investigator on study published Wednesday in Genome Biology.

May 18, 2017

Channabasavaiah Gurumurthy, Ph.D., M.V.S.C. (D.V.M.), associate professor of developmental neuroscience at UNMC's Munroe-Meyer Institute

New technology developed for engineering animal models

A study published May 17 in the journal Genome Biology shows how highly popular, custom genetically engineered animal models are easily generated using a new patent-pending technology called Easi-CRISPR.

Easi-CRISPR allows researchers to create these much-needed animal models at previously unheard of rates and significantly lower cost.

May 18, 2017

Undergrads get a taste of public health

Twenty-eight students from six Nebraska colleges and universities spent the week learning about public health career opportunities May 15-19 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

May 18, 2017

Free painting classes offered

Registration is now open, limited spaces available for June art classes.

May 17, 2017

UNMC hosts Chinese business leaders

Visitors, in town for Berkshire Hathaway, toured the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

May 17, 2017

The American Chamber of Commerce in China sent about 25 representatives to a May 4 presentation by UNMC leaders.

Metro offers home-buying seminar on campus

Presentation will be held Thursday evening.

May 17, 2017

Study shows device reduces blood draw contamination

Could save billions in health care costs, reduce risks to patient and improve antibiotic stewardship.

May 17, 2017

Mark Rupp, M.D., talks live about the study to reporters across the country through Newswise.