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2024 Health Symposium for Policymakers
Nebraska Cures is excited to announce our 2024 Health Symposium for Policymakers will be held September 26th from 9am to noon at the UNO Barb Weitz Community Engagement Center. All [...]
INBRE program presents Holland Future Scientist Awards
This story is from UNMC Today, published Aug. 21, 2024 and written by John Keenan. See original story here. Capping a two-day conference, the Nebraska Institutional Development Idea Networks of [...]
Research Funding Update
Today, the legislature is debating LB 2, the budget cutting bill. Fortunately, the Appropriations Committee voted to maintain the $15 million in biomedical research funded by the Health Care Cash [...]
2023 Annual Report
We are excited to share our 2023 Annual Report! 2023 was a big year as we cemented our new advocacy priorities and held the first annual Nebraska Women in STEM [...]
Woman in STEM: Dr. Erin Gross
Nebraska Women in STEM spoke to Dr. Erin Gross, chemistry faculty member from Creighton University, about her career journey and her passion for empowering students on their paths to a [...]
Oppose Eliminating $15 Million State Investment in Research
Nebraska State Senators are considering completely eliminating $15 million dollars in biomedical research in the special session that started today. The cut is part of LB 2, introduced by Sen. [...]
Woman in STEM: Dr. Juliane Strauss-Soukup
Nebraska Women in STEM talked to Creighton University Associate Vice Provost of Research and Scholarship Dr. Juliane Strauss-Soukup about her path to leadership. Dr. Strauss-Soukup is Nebraska Cures' 2024 Omaha [...]
Spring Tribute Reception 2024
On May 8, Nebraska Cures recognized inspiring Omaha health and science leaders at our 2023 Spring Tribute Reception. Dr. James and Karen Linder received the Life Saver Award and Dr. [...]
Woman in STEM: Shireen Adenwalla
Nebraska Women in STEM talked to University of Nebraska – Lincoln Professor Dr. Shireen Adenwalla about her career in the very male-dominated field of physics. “Being a scientist is a [...]
2024 Conference Impacts Attendees
The sold out Nebraska Women in STEM Conference on April 3 & 4 was full of energy, connectivity, and insight. A range of topics were covered by conference speakers including [...]