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What is Scientific Research?
by Board President David Crouse, PhD First, just a reminder. The Mission of The Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures (Nebraska Cures) is “… to promote, support and advocate for research and education to advance our [...]
Sen. von Gillern Introduces Bill to Help Researchers Access Cancer Data
Nebraska Cures thanks Nebraska State Senator Brad von Gillern for introducing LB 1172, a bill to help researchers access data in the cancer registry. 34 state senators signed onto the bill in support. The [...]
Nominations Open for 2024 Nebraska Women in STEM Awards
Omaha, NE – Bio Nebraska and Nebraska Cures announced today that they are accepting nominations for the second annual Nebraska Women in STEM Awards. The awards will honor one outstanding Nebraska woman in STEM [...]
Nebraska Woman in STEM: Sara Myers, PhD
Nebraska Women in STEM talked to Dr. Sara Myers. Dr. Myers received Nebraska Cures' inaugural Woman in Science Award earlier this year. "The environment that I grew up in, science was [...]
The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health
From the Desk of the President by David Crouse, PhD Climate change, often leading to dramatic changes in weather patterns, has clearly been shown to have an impact on human health, both physical [...]
Holland Award Student Spotlight
Every year, Nebraska Cures recognizes college students in the INBRE program with Holland Future Scientist Awards. Ten students receive a total of $5000 in awards. Meet three of our honorees. Brigid [...]
Registration Open for Nebraska Women in STEM Conference Featuring Dr. Raven Baxter
Bio Nebraska and Nebraska Cures announced today that registration is open for the 2024 Nebraska Women in STEM Conference. The conference, themed “Nebraska Women: Strive, Thrive, Empower, Mentor,” will be held [...]
Woman in STEM: Tessa Porter
Nebraska Women in STEM talked to Tessa Porter about her journey to becoming a candy scientist and entrepreneur. We’re just getting started,” said Tessa [...]
UNMC announces Holland Future Scientist award winners
Story courtesy UNMC Strategic Communications Ten undergraduate students received a total of $5,000 in awards Ten undergraduate students from four Nebraska colleges and universities recently received the 2023 Richard Holland [...]
Expanded Priorities
As scientific priorities have changed over time, so has Nebraska Cures. We are excited to share we've spoken with health scientists and doctors across Nebraska and developed expanded policy priorities that will allow us to [...]