Press Release

Health Science Ed Complex opens on UNK campus

More than 700 attend Health Science Ed Complex grand opening

Aug 25, 2015

UNMC cancer researcher, Dr. Sidney Mirvish, dies at age 86

His research led to changes in way lunch meats, hot dogs, sausages were made

Aug 25, 2015

Sidney Mirvish, Ph.D.

Gasoline emissions in urban areas is topic of Sept. 1 Omaha Science Cafe

David Hallberg will talk about examining the public health threat of gasoline emissions in urban areas at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Sept. 1 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Hallberg has served as legislative director in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and was actively involved in drafting […]

Aug 20, 2015

UNMC proposes major changes in national funding model for physician training

Also would eliminate tuition for some medical students

Aug 19, 2015

UNMC spinoff company to test H1N1 vaccine in animal trial

If results positive, Prommune, Inc. could offer vaccine to pig farmers by end of year

Aug 19, 2015

Sam Sanderson, Ph.D.

Statewide study to test new model for care of Alzheimer’s, dementia patients

The study will compare the current standard of care model for caregivers in a control group to the new model being used in the study to determine if the new model improves the quality of life of both patients and caregivers.

Aug 18, 2015

Public invited to view rare works of famous anatomist at UNMC McGoogan Library

Born about 500 years ago in Brussels, Belgium, Vesalius was descended from a family of prominent physicians in Wesel, Germany.

Aug 14, 2015

Cass County among first in U.S. to adopt groundbreaking system for cardiac arres

Every day, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), the leading cause of death in the United States, takes the lives of more than 1,000 men and women. Current survival rates are dismal, with fewer than 10 percent of patients surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in most communities. In Cass County, the odds for survival may get better very […]

Aug 13, 2015

Topping off ceremony recognizes major milestone in cancer center construction

$323 million project on course for completion in 2017

Aug 11, 2015

A construction prepares to raise a beam to the top floor of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.