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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 Conference with our partner Bio Nebraska. [...]
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 career in STEM. This year, [...]
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. Robert Clements, Chair of the [...]
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 Woman in Science honoree. At [...]
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. Juliane Strauss-Soukup was named the [...]
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 lot of fun. People don’t [...]
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 negotiation, imposter syndrome, and telling [...]
Legislative Wrap Up
The 2024 Nebraska Legislative session wrapped up last week, and we are pleased with many of the advances in health and research policy stemming from the work of state senators. We continue to be grateful [...]
Dr. Raven the Science Maven Meets with Teens from Girls Inc.
Nebraska Women in STEM partnered with Nebraska Methodist College to give teens at Girls Inc. of Omaha the opportunity to meet with Dr. Raven Baxter while she was in Omaha for the Nebraska Women in [...]
Woman in STEM: Dr. Ladan Ghazi Saidi
Nebraska Women in STEM talked to Dr. Ladan Ghazi Saidi about her journey from Iran to Kearney, Nebraska, where she works as a professor and researcher. Growing up in Iran, Dr. Ladan Ghazi Saidi was [...]