Press Release

COVID-19 screening app for individuals, groups now available to Android users

Launched for iOS phones, app now available Android phones on Google Play

May 18, 2020

Vaccine Development is topic of May 19 Science Cafe

To continue social distancing this Science Cafe will be offered via Facebook Live.

May 14, 2020

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine continue to support state’s COVID efforts

Latest effort collect, organizes resources to train frontline providers, first responders, others

May 14, 2020

UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute offers free statewide behavioral health telehealth

Individuals do not need to be current patients of MMI to get the free service

May 13, 2020

Jennifer Burt, Ph.D., and Alison Grennan, Ph.D.

UNMC, Nebraska Extension announce changes to summer tractor safety course

Online training, then in-person driving training in 5 Nebraska cities

May 13, 2020

UNMC SIM-NE hosts three more virtual COVID-19 training sessions

Training held on patient surge prep, leadership, rapidly changing rural health care environment

May 12, 2020

UNMC faculty and staff hold one of the many training sessions virtually

Helmsley Charitable Trust gift will impact cardiac care across state

Grant of $1.5 million will provide emergency cardiac care equipment, emergency medical training

May 11, 2020

One of the cardiac simulators.

UNMC ag center offers respiratory protection recommendations

Cloth face coverings are not an acceptable replacement for a respirator at preventing exposure to respiratory hazards in the agricultural workplace. They should only be used as a means of infection control.

May 11, 2020

UNMC, COVAXX partner to provide large-scale COVID-19 antibody blood testing

The UNMC/COVAXX partnership will provide a comprehensive end-to-end solution to process tens of thousands of COVID-19 antibody tests per day

May 11, 2020

UNMC researcher one of 12 to receive grant to study heart related to COVID-19

The one-year, $100,000 grant will allow Dr. Gundry to explore the role of glycans, carbohydrates attached to proteins and lipids, in cardiovascular injuries

May 8, 2020