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...
View ArticleNU 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...
View ArticleSkate-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...
View ArticleGrant 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...
View ArticleConstruction 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...
View ArticleUrban 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...
View Article“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...
View ArticleChihuly 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...
View ArticleNebraska 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...
View Article“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....
View ArticleNebraska 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...
View ArticleDeveloping 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...
View ArticleUNMC 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...
View ArticleUNMC 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...
View ArticleFriday 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...
View ArticleUNMC 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...
View ArticleUniversity 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...
View ArticleBreakthrough 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.
View ArticleLiving 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...
View Article‘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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