From First Words to Brighter Futures
Initial investment from tobacco settlement funding: $250,000 Current portfolio: $3 million (two multi-year NIH awards) Return on investment: 11 to 1 Every [...]
Woman in STEM: Dr. Tala Awada
Nebraska Women in STEM talked to UNL’s Dr. Tala Awada about mentoring in academic leadership. Dr. Tala Awada has been teaching at the University of [...]
Meet Dr. Surinder Batra & His Work Detecting Cancer
Investment from tobacco settlement funding: $3.7 million (since 2002)Total portfolio through FY24: $41.1 millionReturn on investment: 10 to 1 For more than three [...]
Proposed Cuts to Biomedical Research Threaten Nebraska’s Health and Economic Future
Statement from Nebraska Cures on Governor Pillen's proposed budget adjustments: Today, the governor proposed budget adjustments that include eliminating the state’s $15 million investment in [...]
Leaders celebrate 25th anniversary of Health Care Cash Fund
Creation of support fund has changed health care in Nebraska State, University of Nebraska, UNMC and community leaders gathered in the Nebraska Capitol in [...]
Woman in STEM: Jonell Tempero
Nebraska Women in STEM talked to Jonell Tempero about career exploration and individual growth as a medical technology entrepreneur. Jonell Tempero started her career as [...]
Creighton awarded $2.3M to expand rural surgical cancer care
Creighton University School of Medicine has received a $2,388,300 award through Nebraska’s LB595 program to launch a groundbreaking six-year initiative aimed at improving access to surgical [...]
NSRI launches study of emergent technologies to help protect warfighters from gamma radiation
The National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of Nebraska has launched a study for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of [...]
Boys Town Breaks Ground on Transformational Expansion
With the turn of a shovel, Boys Town ushered in a bold new chapter for Boys Town National Research Hospital. “The expansion builds on [...]
Nebraska-led team explores using bacteria to power artificial intelligence
In just a few short years, artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved from a futuristic computing concept to a major part of everyday life. As [...]