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‘Animal Planet’ host Jeff Corwin to headline 2014 Nebraska Science Festival

Free tickets to be released Feb. 22 on first-come, first-served basis

Feb 5, 2014

Jeff Corwin

Pediatric obesity, from global to local

Parents today may outlive their children, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Feb 5, 2014

History 101: Love for rare manuscripts led to unparalleled collection

LeRoy Crummer, M.D., had a passion for rare medical literature.

Feb 4, 2014

UNMC LiveGreen: Classes, events bring touch of spring

Presentations and seed sharing helps prepare for spring gardening.

Feb 4, 2014

Fire alarm testing set for Thursday at University Tower

Audible test in units II, III and IV will last approximately 30 minutes.

Feb 4, 2014

UNMC opens low vision satellite clinic in Lincoln

Photo: Low vision patient and Lincoln resident Peggy Campbell uses telescopic glasses when she drives. Campbell was fitted with the specialty glasses and taught how to use them through the Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.     The Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation at the University […]

Feb 4, 2014

31 Michigan pharmacies now offering rapid-diagnostic strep/flu testing

Part of study involving Ferris State University, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Feb 4, 2014

Omaha, Neb. pharmacist, Tori McCarthy, performs a rapid strep test on Donald Klepser of UNMC.

UNMC study: Shortage of pediatric oncologists in Nebraska

From 2008 to 2012, the pediatric oncology workforce decreased by 1.2 percent.

Feb 4, 2014

Jim Stimpson, Ph.D.

Valentine’s Day flowers to be picked up at General Supply

Shipping department will not deliver flowers throughout campus on Feb. 14.

Feb 3, 2014

Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., is UNMC’s eighth Scientist Laureate

List of research awards is released; ceremony to be set for spring.

Feb 3, 2014

Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D.