Newsletters
Advocating Against NIH Funding Cuts
Nebraska Cures is deeply concerned about the Trump administration's proposed caps on costs associated with National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for medical research. As noted in recent press reports, the caps would mean [...]
2025 Legislative Priorities
The Nebraska legislative session is underway, and Nebraska Cures is once again engaged in ensuring that public policy is rooted in science and driven by health research. Unfortunately, funding for research is at jeopardy [...]
Woman in STEM: Dr. Surabhi Chandra
Nebraska Women in STEM talked to University of Nebraska Kearney’s Dr. Surabhi Chandra about her unexpected path to leadership in academia. In June, University of Nebraska Kearney (UNK) professor Dr. Surabhi Chandra was promoted to [...]
Nominations Open for 2025 Nebraska Women in STEM Awards
Bio Nebraska and Nebraska Cures announced today that they are accepting nominations for the third annual Nebraska Women in STEM Awards. The awards will honor one outstanding Nebraska woman in STEM and one outstanding business [...]
UNMC leader urges improved data access to boost cancer research
Original story written by UNMC,s Karen Burbach and published Nov. 18, 2024 is here. UNMC leadership, in collaboration with several community groups, recently testified before the Nebraska Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee on an [...]
Leadership Transition and Reflection
At the end of the year, Dr. David Crouse is stepping down as the President of Nebraska Cures, and former University of Nebraska Regent Chuck Hassebrook will step into the role. Dave will remain on [...]
Holland Awardee Spotlight 2024
Ever since he was a kid, University of Nebraska Kearney junior Nate Lilla wanted to go into a career where he helped people. He thought he’d become a physician until he took a class on organic [...]
Woman in STEM: Emily Rose Seifferlein
Nebraska Women in STEM talked to Emily Rose Seifferlein about her road from geological research to teaching high school science. “I love my job,” says Emily Rose Seifferlein, a science teacher in the Science Focus [...]
2024 Legislative Candidate Guide
With elections right around the corner, we are happy to share our 2024 Legislative Candidate Guide. Over the summer, we sent a questionnaire to all Nebraska legislative candidates to gather their views on medical research [...]
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 policymakers and their staff are [...]