Research

College of Public Health awards five agriculture safety/health program grants

CS-CASH receives funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Feb 19, 2019

Pendyala Lab Student Volunteer Accepted into Harvard University

Rahul Guda’s student volunteer work in Pendyala Lab is one of many factors leading to acceptance into Harvard University.

Feb 11, 2019

UNMC lab seeks volunteers for mind/brain research studies

Also recruiting volunteers to participate in research registry

Feb 6, 2019

One of the research studies seeking volunteers involves using the advanced driving simulator in the UNMC Mind & Brain Health Labs.

Study to gauge risk of substance, prescription drug misuse in rural communities

Team will use anonymous, self-screening questionnaire at 12 community events

Feb 5, 2019

Marley Doyle, M.D.

University of Nebraska partners with Dept. of Defense to develop drug therapies

Goal is to protect military service members from effects of radiation exposure

Jan 14, 2019

Rebecca Oberley Deegan, Ph.D., UNMC, Kenneth Bayles, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for basic science research at UNMC, and David Berkowitz, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, are three of the key NU scientists involved in a project with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop drugs that would protect U.S. troops from radiation exposure.

UNMC boosts research stature by adding most advanced MRI scanner in Nebraska

Allows UNMC to compete with elite institutions, better understand complexities of brain

Jan 9, 2019

The new research-dedicated MRI will allow UNMC to compete with elite research institutions around the country and should help the medical center bring in millions of more dollars in research funding.

UNMC research shows derivative of common spice might help heart failure patients

Study suggests derivative of ginger family improves strength, endurance

Dec 12, 2018

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine join Global Virus Network to help combat viral diseases

The network represents experts at 45 Centers of Excellence and seven affiliates in 29 countries

Nov 16, 2018

Drs. Howard Gendelman and Christopher Kratochvil

Colorado physician named chair of UNMC Department of Neurosurgery

Plans to increase size, depth of department to meet aging population’s increased need for neurosurgeons

Nov 15, 2018

Aviva Abosch, M.D., Ph.D.