Cancer Center Outreach

A new path to cancer prevention for Nebraska’s agricultural community

Pilot partnership is bringing cancer prevention and screening education to rural Nebraskans through Pesticide Applicator Training.

Apr 1, 2026

image of farmer and child in a corn field

10/11 NOW on Mar. 3

Pilot partnership aims to provide support, address cancer disparities across rural Nebraska

Mar 6, 2026

Welcome to Nebraska road sign in rural Nebraska

Celebrating community impact in cancer research 

Patient-donated tissue samples help Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center researchers unlock new insights into colorectal cancer.

Mar 4, 2026

Jennifer Black, PhD and Kurt Fisher, MD, PhD

Dr. Sellers looks to have impact at cancer center

Thomas Sellers, PhD, is deputy director of population science at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Jan 23, 2026

Thomas Sellers, PhD

One-Stop Cancer Shops offer screenings to the community

More than 100 people received valuable cancer screenings during events at Mount Calvary Community Church and Nebraska Urban Indian Health Center.

Nov 11, 2025

From left, driver Bob Kehn, Melissa Baron of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, UNMC nursing students Rachel Kudirka and Natalie Barrera-Mendoza, and driver Jodi Winchell at the One-Stop Cancer Shop event

UNMC researchers to study obesity and its cancer risks

Mariah Jackson, PhD, and Dana Verhoeven, PhD, received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Oct 27, 2025

Mariah Jackson, PhD, and Dana Verhoeven, PhD

UNMC cancer experts offering public education series

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is partnering with UNL’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute to offer courses geared toward the general public.

Jun 17, 2025

Joyce Solheim, PhD

Cattlemen’s Ball is June 6-7 outside Blue Springs

The 26th annual fundraiser for cancer research will be hosted by Terry and Bev Acton on their ranch.

Jun 4, 2025

A picture from the 2023 Cattlemen's Ball

Let’s Chat Cancer forum on May 20 to address brain cancer

UNMC’s Nicole Shonka, MD, a member of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, will lead the online discussion.

May 19, 2025

Nicole Shonka, MD

Cancer center unites experts to advance prevention, early detection

The Cancer Prevention and Control Program launched last fall as part of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center strategic plan.

May 2, 2025

Vijaya Raj Bhatt, MBBS, and Edward Peters, DMD, ScD, co-leaders of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control Program