Husker researchers make gains on developing synthetic ‘muscle’
Husker researchers are continuing to make progress on developing a new synthetic material that behaves like biological muscle, an advancement that could provide a [...]
First in the state to develop strategy to test pregnant women at high risk for preeclampsia
Preeclampsia can cause serious complications—and even death—if left untreated. The condition develops during pregnancy, often causing high blood pressure and affecting organs like the kidneys and liver. [...]
Exploring the Quantum Frontier: UNK professor helps advance cutting-edge research through EQUATE
As a physics professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Jeremy Armstrong is no stranger to asking big questions. Thanks to a $20 [...]
Putting Tests to the Test: Getting Results for Kids
Call it a chicken-and-egg dilemma. Say a child scores low on a test, but they also struggle with the skills needed to take that [...]
Biomedical Research Is Nebraska’s Brain Gain
By Juliane Strauss-Soukup, Associate Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship at Creighton University. Creighton University is a critical partner in growing the State of [...]
A Smart Nebraska Investment in Research and People
By Tammy Kielian, PhD - UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology As a native Nebraskan from Stanton, I graduated from the University of [...]
$1.7 Million NIH Grant Recognizes Creighton Research into Lyme Disease
Travis Bourret, PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at Creighton University, has received a four-year, $1.7 million National Institutes of Health grant [...]
Zempleni’s research shows payoff of Legislature’s tobacco settlement investment
Initial investment from tobacco settlement funding: $1.26 million Research portfolio: $30 million Return on investment: 24 to 1 Janos Zempleni has [...]
2026 Legislative Priorities
It feels a bit like déjà vu as we are once again fighting to save biomedical research funding in the Nebraska Legislature. This time, the governor [...]