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center for the prevention of obesity diseases

Research center looks to future with $5.8M NIH renewal

September 11, 2024

A University of Nebraska–Lincoln research center with a unique strategy for fighting obesity and related diseases has received a third and final round of funding from the National Institutes of Health.   

The Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases through Dietary Molecules, or NPOD, received a five-year, $5,808,886 renewal from the NIH’s Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence Program, known as COBRE. The funding will support the center’s efforts to solidify its research base and prepare to thrive in the long term.

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Study: STEM afterschool programs’ benefits extend to friend groups

September 9, 2024

A recent study led by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers is the first to demonstrate that having friends who participate in afterschool science clubs is associated with a higher science identity, even for individuals in the friend group who don’t participate themselves.

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Institutional Animal Care Program

Ebbers’ work behind the scenes moves research forward

September 9, 2024

As the state’s only land-grant university, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln leads the way in research to elevate Nebraska’s agricultural production — including livestock.

That research — and much more, including wildlife conservation, gnotobiotic mice and canine cognition — is made possible through the work done behind the scenes by Megan Ebbers, assistant director of the Animal Care Program in the Office of Research and Innovation.

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