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Winter 2019 Newsletter
Read about the 17th Annual Spring Luncheon, the upcoming Nebraska Science Festival, the Chairman's Report from James Turpen, Ph.D. of the Education Committee, and other news and notes.
Grant Imahara to headline 2019 Nebraska Science Festival
A recognized electronics and robots expert from Discovery Channel's Mythbusters, Grant Imahara has worked on some of the most famous movie and TV robots of all time including R2-D2 and the [...]
Living organ donation is topic of Feb. 19 Omaha Science Cafe
Wendy Grant, M.D., professor of surgery in the division of transplantation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and a member of the organ transplant team at Nebraska Medicine, will [...]
Climate Change is topic of Jan. 15 Omaha Science Cafe
UNMC College of Public Health professor, Jesse Bell, Ph.D., is featured speaker. Jesse Bell, Ph.D., will discuss why climate change matters to our health at the next Omaha Science Café at [...]
Pediatric brain cancer is topic of Dec. 11 Omaha Science Cafe
Jonathan Schwartz, D.O., assistant professor in the division of pediatric hematology/oncology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, will discuss research and awareness for pediatric brain [...]
Nebraska Science Festival registration opens Oct. 24
Teachers encouraged to register classes early for 2019 student expos. The 2019 Nebraska Science Festival may be months away, but organizers are encouraging teachers to register their classes now for [...]
The epidemic of domestic violence is topic of Oct. 17 Omaha Science Cafe
Angela Brown, Sara Eliason and Jacquie Gordon from the Women’s Center for Advancement’s Prevention & Education team will be speaking about the prevalence and far-reaching impact of domestic violence at [...]
September Science Cafe: “Pain is Unavoidable; Suffering is Not”
The next cafe is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, 7:00 pm, at the Slowdown. Please join University of Nebraska Medical Center psychologist Jonathon Sikorski, Ph.D., and Alison DeLizza, a pre-doctoral intern [...]
Ten undergraduate students awarded Holland Future Scientist prizes
Ten undergraduate students from six Nebraska colleges and universities recently received the 2018 Richard Holland Future Scientist Award from the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. The students received cash prizes [...]