Tag: National Institutes of Health

  • Improving the lives of youth experiencing homelessness

    Improving the lives of youth experiencing homelessness

    Youth experiencing homelessness often lack daily contact with supportive people, leaving them more vulnerable to alcohol and drug misuse at critical junctures.   Kimberly Tyler Husker sociologist Kimberly Tyler believes an app-based intervention could help fill that gap and redirect these youth when substance misuse may be tempting: in times of poor mental health, after sexual…

  • Unraveling drug use and misuse in rural areas

    Unraveling drug use and misuse in rural areas

    Describing initial research discoveries as “eye opening,” scientists in the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center are building upon a strong foundation to develop partnerships with communities across Nebraska to address drug use and misuse. RDAR, founded in 2019, earned a five-year, $11,597,682 Phase 2 renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Centers of Biomedical…

  • Transforming biomedical, ag science research

    Transforming biomedical, ag science research

    Nebraska’s newest core research facility is revolutionizing understanding of molecular foundations and boosting the university’s expertise in the biomedical and agricultural sciences.  The CryoEM Core Facility houses the state’s first cryo-electron microscope – one of a handful regionally. The acquisition of cutting-edge equipment is expected to strengthen research ties with other University of Nebraska institutions…