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Rural men use technology to improve fitness

Pilot study provided Fitbits for 12 men in rural northeast Nebraska.

Nov 15, 2016

Chris Johnson of Bloomfield, Neb., was one of 12 rural northeast Nebraska men who took part in a recent UNMC pilot study to test the feasibility and acceptability of the use of health-related text messages and an activity monitor with its companion app to self-monitor eating and activity.

UNMC’s regional agricultural center grant renewed

Highly competitive grant renewed for the next five years.

Nov 14, 2016

The health and safety of native and non-native bison herd workers is the focus of a UNMC agriculture center research project.

Native American youth eye behavioral health careers

High school and undergraduate students representing seven tribes and three tribal colleges took part in Nov. 2 symposium.

Nov 10, 2016

Brent Khan, Ed.D., BHECN co-director, leads a table top discussion on techniques to reduce test anxiety.

Time out with T.O. – Speaking out on football

Bennet Omalu, M.B.B.S., talks about high impact sports and concussions during visit to UNMC.

Nov 10, 2016

Bennet Omalu, M.B.B.S., far left, meets with Matthew Rizzo, M.D., second from left, Tom Berger, Better Business Bureau (standing), Emily Frankel and Jennifer Merickel, Ph.D., during his visit to UNMC.

Summer program expands to cover more professions

UNMC one of only 13 schools to host expanded Summer Health Professions Education Program.

Nov 9, 2016

Amari Parham, from Georgia State University in Atlanta, took part in the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program this year. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has expanded the program into the Summer Health Professions Education Program to include more learning opportunities.

UNMC, community health providers aid transitioning

Two-year, $100,000 grant will help develop model focusing on older patients being transitioned from hospitals.

Nov 4, 2016

Claudia Chaperon, Ph.D.

Med center to create Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine awarded nearly $20 million to develop national training center for U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Oct 31, 2016

Artist's rendition of the Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning, which will house the new Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center.

$20 million research grant is largest ever for UNMC

Noon event today will examine impact of new funding.

Oct 24, 2016

Some of the steering committee members of the Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network include: (left-right) Ted Mikuls, M.D., Ann Fruhling, Ph.D., Ashok Mudgapalli, Ph.D., Fang Yu, Ph.D., Jim McClay, M.D., Matt Rizzo, M.D., Mary Cramer, Ph.D., Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D., Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., and Karla Klaus. NOTE: Dr. Fruhling is from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. All others in the photo are from UNMC. Those UNMC steering committee members missing from the photo are: Paul Estabrooks, Ph.D., Lani (Chi Chi) Zimmerman, Ph.D., Jane Meza, Ph.D., and Babu Guda, Ph.D.

Grant to fund clinical trials for children statewide

Healthier children the goal as UNMC, Children’s team for program investigating exposures from conception through early childhood.

Oct 21, 2016

Jessica Snowden, M.D., associate professor of pediatric infectious diseases at UNMC and Children's Hospital & Medical Center

Exploring virus as delivery system for gene therapy

Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., collaborators, publish study in The Journal of Neuroscience.

Oct 19, 2016

From left, Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., and her lab: Maria Burkovetskaya, Nikolay Karpuk, Ph.D., Rachel Fallet, Megan Bosch, and Amy Aldrich. Not pictured: Jessica Odvody.