Qi Zhang, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln will present “High Dimensional Mediation Analysis with Applications to Causal Gene Identification” on Friday, September 6th from 11am to noon in the Maurer Center for Public Health (MCPH, room #3013) on the University of Nebraska Medical Center […]

Olson Center for Women's Health & UNMC College of Nursing will host a webinar entitled “If We Don't, Who Will? Identifying, Validating and Treating Patients with Eating Disorders” presented by Tara Mesward, MS, LMHP, LPC, CEDS, NCC, on Tuesday, September 10th from noon to 1pm. Tara will provide an overview on common and subtle symptomology […]

Another upcoming presentation in the SMART Lunch series hosted by Boys Town National Research Hospital. Fifty percent of all pediatric medical visits involve behavior problems. These problems mostly involve high frequency, low intensity problems that respond well to short term interventions. Although primary care pediatricians are increasingly prepared to contend with such problems, limited time […]

The Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases (NPOD) will host its 5th Annual Fall Symposium on Wednesday, September 11 from 8am to 4:30pm at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, NE.  The symposium is a free, day-long event for faculty, postdocs, students, staff, industry partners, and other interested parties offering an opportunity […]

Padmashri Ragunathan, PhD, Instructor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center will present “Role of Astrocytes in Neurodevelopmental Disorders” on Thursday, September 12th from 11:50am to 12:50am in the Michael Sorrell Center (MSC, room #1005) on the UNMC campus. Dr. Ragunathan will discuss the function of the astrocytes and […]

Alex Mason, PhD, will present "Family-Based Risk and Protection for Adolescent Substance Misuse" at the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center's first Fall Seminar Series on Thursday, September 12 from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm in the Ubuntu Room (Rm #202) of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Dr. Mason is the Gertrude Marie Morrow-Steve Endowed Chair […]

The Global Center for Health Security will host a panel discussion entitled “Evaluating New Technologies, Drugs, and Diagnostics in Emerging Pathogen Outbreaks” on Tuesday, September 17th from 4:30pm to 5:30pm at the Michael Sorrell Center (MSC, room #3002) on the UNMC campus. Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD, from Boston University School of Medicine, Lauren Sauer, MS, […]

The UNMC College of Public Health Wellness Council hosts guest speaker Martha Wells for a Wellness Lunch and Learn event. Martha Wells, Board Member for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Nebraska Chapter, will present “Talk Saves Lives: A Brief Introduction to Suicide Prevention” on Monday, September 23 from noon to 1pm at Maurer Center […]

Nabeel Syed, MBBS, Movement Disorders Fellow at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will present “Are Balance Scales Affected by Fear of Falling? A Delphi Methodology Study” on September, 26th from 11:50am to 12:50pm in the Eppley Science Hall (ESH, room #3010) on UNMC campus. Attendees will be able to identify what balance scale items […]

Creighton University at Highlander and the Kingfisher Institute for the Liberal Arts and Professions at Creighton University are co-sponsoring a community-engaged, health equity workshop on Tuesday, October 1st from noon to 1:30pm at Creighton University at Highlander. “Getting Started with Community Partnerships for Health” will be led by Samia Gamie, Health Hub Program Coordinator in […]

Amy Schwab-McCoy, PhD, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science in the Department of Mathematics at Creighton University, will present “Measuring Student Understanding About lnference in Biostatistics: Misconceptions and Learning Gains” on Friday, October 4th from 11am to noon at the College of Public Health (MCPH, room #3013) on the University of Nebraska Medical Center […]