Press Release
UNMC, UNL receive additional $2.8 million from U.S. Army for robotic telesurgery
The robots could enable a surgeon in a remote battlefield area to perform complex, lifesaving surgery with the aid of an expert surgeon potentially thousands of miles away.
Feb 6, 2015
‘Revolutionary’ model addresses funding shortfall for training physicians
An algorithmic model helps determine where best to distribute GME funds
Feb 5, 2015
Nebraska Science Festival to release free tickets Feb. 18 for storm chaser
Free tickets to be released online on first-come, first-served basis
Feb 4, 2015
UNMC partners with other organizations to show how Medicaid helps families
Narrative photo series highlights five families helped by Medicaid
Feb 3, 2015
UNMC, Cass County partner to form new paramedic response program
Across Nebraska, approximately 430 licensed ambulance services provide life-saving emergency medical care at a moment's notice. In most rural communities it is volunteers, who are trained in basic life support, that fill the role of emergency responders. And it’s those first responders who have the biggest impact on a person in crisis, said Eric Ernest, M.D., assistant […]
Feb 2, 2015
Biofuels is topic of Feb. 10 Omaha Science Cafe
Scott Williams, Ph.D., managing director of the Omaha Biofuels Cooperative, will present “Biofuels: From Used Cooking Oil to our Fuel Tanks and Beyond,” at the next Omaha Science Café to be held at 7 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Dr. Williams co-founded Omaha Biofuels Cooperative with his twin brother, […]
Feb 2, 2015
Nebraska’s Ebola team honored by Board of Regents
International, local accolades continue to drive med center momentum
Jan 30, 2015
Regents approve measure to make Allied Health Professions UNMC’s sixth college
Pending coordinating commission OK, would achieve new status July 2015
Jan 30, 2015
UNMC’s Dr. Khan to work in Sierra Leone with World Health Organization
Dr. Khan will assist with exploring the dynamics of the disease review prevention strategies
Jan 28, 2015
UNMC College of Dentistry to help 200 children during dental day event Feb. 6
Children’s Dental Day at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. Held on the first Friday in February, the event provides access to dental care for nearly 200 needy children from central and eastern Nebraska each year. This year children […]
Jan 28, 2015