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 [...]
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 [...]
UNK faculty contribute to national security through National Strategic Research Institute
For faculty members at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, supporting national defense doesn’t always mean wearing a uniform. In classrooms, labs and research [...]
My North Star: Tragedy blazes trail for career fighting cancer
Joann Sweasy, PhD, was 9 when she decided to cure cancer. Before that, she and her younger cousin spent hours dancing and playing games [...]
NIH grants Coffin $1.3 million grant to study medicine-induced hearing loss
Coffin and her team of student researchers. How does an intended marine biologist who wanted to chase sharks end up as a [...]
This Boot Could Help Soldiers Heal Faster and Stay in the Fight
UNO researchers are reinventing combat footwear with the “FlyBand ExoBoot” designed to prevent ankle injuries and speed recovery. Ankle sprains keep U.S. military service [...]
Radon and Young Brains: Researching the Risks
You may know that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer worldwide. But could it also affect how children’s brains develop, especially [...]