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Healthcare upheld, next challenge: implementation

Omaha, NE – The Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center said the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Barack Obama’s healthcare law is “good news all the way...

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NU apologizes for confusion over cancer center funds

Lincoln, NE – University of Nebraska President J.B. Milliken has apologized for any misunderstanding after Gov. Dave Heineman blasted the University for seeking tax dollars from Omaha and Douglas...

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Skate-a-thon continues woman’s legacy, raises funds for Parkinson’s disease

Omaha, NE – Colleen Weubben was determined to create a fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. At that time in 2008, Colleen had been living with Parkinson’s disease for...

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Grant funds supercomputer in fight against cancer

Omaha, NE – The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 46,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the U.S. this year. Of those, more than 39,500 of them will die, according to...

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Construction on New Cancer Center Continues

A construction worker helps raise a support beam into place during a ceremony at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. (Photo courtesy of UNMC)One of the largest construction projects in the...

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Urban Benefits of Ethanol Topic of Next Science Café

David Hallberg is the keynote speaker at the upcoming Science Café. He is an expert in the ethanol industry with more than 35 years worth of experience. (Photo by Ryan Robertson, KVNO News) Ethanol...

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“Grosstober” Science Cafe to feature weird,strange,odd medical images

An image of Hereditary Syphilis from the Atlas of the Diseases of the Skin 1902 (courtesy UNMC McGoogan Library of Medicine) This month’s Science Café at the Slowdown Bar in Omaha will feature some...

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Chihuly Sanctuary to be built inside Buffett Cancer Center

UNMC’s Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center announces partnership with world-renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly. (Photo by Ryan Robertson, KVNO News) Omaha will be home to a new art installation...

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Nebraska Leads Nation in Training Rural Healthcare Workers

Medical professionals in instructors from UNMC lead panel discussion about Rural Healthcare Opportunities Program at Peru State College. (Photo by Ryan Robertson, KVNO News) The Rural Healthcare...

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“Bees and Beef” Topic of Next Omaha Science Café

Natalia Bjorkland is a horticulturalist working for the University of Nebraska Extension Office. (Photo by Ryan Robertson, KVNO News) Bees and Beef: two things essential to the Nebraska way of life....

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Nebraska Docs: Driving Simulator Can Save Lives

Willie Wingfield was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, which effects the brain. By monitoring patients like Wingfield in the simulator, researchers hope to better understand how certain medical...

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Developing Countermeasures for Bio-Terror Weapons

Kenneth Bayles, PhD., is the associate vice chancellor for basic science research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. (Photo by Ryan Robertson, KVNO News) The University of Nebraska Medical...

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UNMC College of Med Adding Dermatology Department

The University of Nebraska Medical Center was founded in 1881, as Omaha Medical College. The college became affiliated with the University in 1902. (Photo by Ryan Robertson, KVNO News) The University...

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UNMC Earns Record Amount for Research

The University of Nebraska Medical Center was founded in 1881, as Omaha Medical College. The college became affilated with the University in 1902. (Photo by Ryan Robertson, KVNO News) In the 2015-2016...

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Friday Faculty Focus: Nancy Waltman

Omaha, NE - On this week’s episode of Friday Faculty Focus, KVNO’s Brandon McDermott talks to the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Dr. Nancy Waltman. Dr. Waltman’s research focuses on cancer...

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UNMC Included in Prestigious Research Grant

Omaha, NE - A consortium of seven prestigious medical research universities, including the University of Nebraska Medical Center, are about to embark a federally funded research study to map the...

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University Responds to POTUS Executive Order

Omaha, NE - Reaction to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order, banning entry from seven majority Muslim countries, has hit the heartland. The University of Nebraska president Hank Bounds...

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Breakthrough in UNMC study on Parkinson’s disease

Omaha, NE - Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have completed a breakthrough in the fight against Parkinson’s disease with an early phase human clinical trial.

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Living with HIV/AIDS in 21st century

Omaha, NE - Living with HIV used to mean certain death, but now with advancements in treatments and medications, people can live mostly normal lives. KVNO’s Brandon McDermott had a chance to meet a...

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‘Portraits of Care’ on Display at Criss Library

Dr. Mark Gilbert might be recognized now as a figure in the medical field, but he is primarily an artist. Raised in Glasgow, Scotland, he finished a degree in the arts and worked as an artist for...

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