October 24 Science Cafe will discuss parasites
Paul Davis, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will discuss parasites that infect cats, rats and humans at [...]
Fall 2017 Newsletter
Read about the 2017 INBRE Award winners, UNMC's glaucoma breakthrough and Dr. Crouse's letter against clinics claiming to cure diseases via stem cells, citing ethical and [...]
Nebraska weather topic of Sept. 26 Omaha Science Cafe
KETV Ch. 7 morning meteorologist Matt Serwe will lead a discussion on Nebraska weather at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m. on Sept. [...]
FDA cracks down on stem-cell clinics, including one using smallpox vaccine in cancer patients
The Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on stem-cell clinics offering unproven and potentially dangerous treatments.
Glaucoma breakthrough by UNMC research team published in journal Stem Cells
A University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher has discovered that a common form of glaucoma that strikes adults may have early origin.
At 80, former UNMC chancellor is back to work as part-time pediatrician
Dr. Harold Maurer spent 15 years as chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, retired three years ago, then returned to work as a [...]
Take a Look Inside the Lab Where Scientists are Editing DNA in Human Embryos
This summer, scientists, led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, at Oregon Health & Science University corrected a mutation that causes a potentially fatal heart condition.
Ten undergraduate students awarded Holland Future Scientist prizes
The 2017 Richard Holland Future Scientist Award was recently awarded to 10 undergraduate students from five Nebraska colleges and universities.
Nebraska agriculture is the topic of August 15 Science Cafe
Nebraska agriculture is the next Science Cafe topic that will be led by Ellen Duysen, coordinator and outreach specialist for the Central States Center for [...]
Nebraska’s Water is the topic of July 18 Science Cafe
Alan Kolok, Ph.D., a professor of biology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will lead the discussion on Nebraska's lakes, rivers and streams, Tuesday, [...]