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NASA Astronaut Col. Eileen Collins to Headline 2026 Nebraska Women in STEM Conference
Bio Nebraska and Nebraska Cures announced today that NASA astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins will be the keynote speaker at the 2026 Nebraska Women in STEM Conference. The conference will be held March 26 and 27, [...]
Creighton researcher awarded $2.9 million NIH grant to study hearing loss
Marisa Zallocchi Marisa Zallocchi, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical sciences at Creighton University’s School of Medicine, sees a physiological anomaly and immediately starts asking questions. Why does it exist? What are its [...]
Making Discoveries in Staph Research
You’ve probably heard about antibiotic resistance in the news: bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotic treatments, and we're not discovering new antibiotics at a fast enough pace. What you’re hearing isn’t just talk. According [...]
Helping Kids Find the Right Words
Imagine yourself in grade school. While other kids learn new words quickly, you struggle. The right words just don’t come easily. Before researchers uncovered a possible cause, you might have been told to just [...]
Why Biomedical Research Funding Matters Far Beyond the Lab
Nearly twenty years ago, I began my career as a young professor in biomedical engineering. I was excited, full of ideas, and eager to make a difference—but I also faced the uncertainty that comes [...]
Federal support for university research is a success story for our country
The following is written by Derek McLean and first appeared in the Nebraska Examiner on June 27, 2025. The partnership established by the federal government and universities to support high-level research has been a success [...]
Keeping Our Country Safe
The Department of Defense (DoD), America's largest government agency, is tasked with providing the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security. Although you may think of national defense as originating [...]
Woman in STEM: Angela Pannier
Nebraska Women in STEM talked to UNL’s Dr. Angela Pannier about expressing individuality while pursuing excellence and navigating challenges. “I lived for a long time thinking that artists are born artists and musicians are born [...]
Support for Medical Research
“Now more than ever, we must protect biomedical research. The work we do today saves lives tomorrow.” These powerful words come from Dr. David Crouse, PhD, retired professor emeritus at UNMC and Nebraska Cures board [...]
2025 Legislative Wrap-Up
The 2025 Nebraska Legislative session wrapped up earlier this month, and we are pleased that most of the bills we supported passed and those we opposed did not pass. As we've previously reported, the [...]