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 Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network is pleased to announce an opportunity for pilot funding through an NIH/NIHMS grant. Successful applicants will receive up to $50,000 in direct costs for a one-year project, as well as access to resources of the Great Plains IDeA-CTR to support their research efforts. We are requesting a Letter of […]
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 Office for Human Research Protection is hosting the 2019 Exploratory Workshop entitled “Privacy & Health Research in a Data-Driven World” on Thursday, September 19th from 8:15am to 4:15pm (ET). This webcast is for the benefit of the research community and is free and open to the public. Sessions include 1) Is Privacy a Casualty […]
Hosted by the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, the 2019 BIG TEN Cancer Research Consortium (CRC) Summit will take place on Saturday, September 21st at the Big Ten Conference Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. The summit is free for Big Ten Cancer Center Investigators, Faculty, Trainees and Staff; and Patient Advocates and $800 for […]
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 […]
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS Great Plains IDeA-CTR: CTR Superstar Competition Application Deadline: September 23, 2019 (5 pm) The Great Plains IDeA-CTR network is excited to announce a funding opportunity. The grant will be awarded at the GP IDeA-CTR Annual Scientific Meeting on October 23, 2019. Funding will be awarded to an innovative research project based on […]
The Community Engagement and Outreach Core of the IDeA-CTR Network wants to honor the time and effort that community-minded individuals dedicate to improve the lives within in their community through research. Without these individuals, community-based research simply would not be possible. For this reason, we have developed the Collaborator of the Year Award as our […]
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 […]