The 2023 Symposium on Substance Use Research is November 7-9
The annual Symposium on Substance Use Research (SOSUR) focuses on leveraging research, knowledge, and insight on substance use from across the country. This year it will be held on November 07-09, via Zoom. The virtual format will include expert keynotes, panels, and research presentations on a wide variety of substance use topics. There is no cost to attend and it is open to the public.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 by Halley Horne
Event and Program Associate Job Opening
The Rural Drug Addiction Research Center and the Minority Health Disparities Initiative (MHDI) are searching for an Event and Program Associate!
This position will manage the event coordination for both units and be responsible for the comprehensive management of special programming within the MHDI.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 by Halley Horne
RDAR Center Seminar Series on May 11, 2023
Patrick Habecker will present “The First 600: What We Learned about 600 People Who Use Drugs in the Great Plains” on May 11, 2023, at 1:30pm CT via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. Register here to attend: https://unl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-KqRvCMTQpGbjsLA_DEEAg#/registration
Saturday, April 15, 2023 by Nora Crimmins
KLKN-TV: Research Shows Many Nebraskans are Unaware of Life-Saving Drug Narcan
KLKN-TV discusses RDAR Center's recent study on Narcan with Patrick Habecker, one of the authors of the publication.
View the story: https://www.klkntv.com/research-shows-many-nebraskans-are-unaware-of-life-saving-drug-narcan/
Thursday, March 16, 2023 by Halley Horne
Nebraska Today: New Data Show Most Nebraskans are Unaware of Narcan
Nebraska Today reports on RDAR Center Researchers, Patrick Habecker, Nova Gocchi Carrasco, and Rick Bevins, new publication on "Knowledge of, and Access to Narcan (Naloxone) among Nebraskan Adults: in 2020, 2021, and 2022."
View the Article: https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/new-data-show-most-nebraskans-are-unaware-of-narcan/
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 by Halley Horne
April Seminar on Subcortical Brain Circuits Gate Motivation
On April 13, 2023, Patricia Janak will present “Subcortical Brain Circuits Gate Motivation: Implications for Addiction" at the RDAR Center Seminar Series. The virtual event is free and open to the public. Register here to attend: https://unl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O_nXnXEETpGEyPFekFeneA.
More Event Details: https://events.unl.edu/RDAR/2023/04/13/171394/
Thursday, March 2, 2023 by Halley Horne
RDAR Researchers Publish New Report on Knowledge of, and Access to Narcan (Naloxone) among Nebraskan Adults
Researchers at the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center (RDAR) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) recently published a report titled "Knowledge of, and Access to Narcan (Naloxone) among Nebraskan Adults: in 2020, 2021, and 2022."
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by Halley Horne
RDAR Center Seminar Series on March 9, 2023
The RDAR Center's March Seminar Series event will feature a presentation by Justin Strickland on “Behavioral Economics in Substance Use Public Policy: Across a Translational Continuum.” It will be held on March 9, 2023, at 1:30 PM CT via Zoom. Register here to attend: https://unl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hP-aDeX6ROuICUDbeykCjw.
More Event Details: https://events.unl.edu/RDAR/2023/03/09/170330/
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 by Halley Horne
Lunch & Learn on Community Engagement Opportunities with NE Extension
The Department of Sociology, Minority Health Disparities Initiative, and Rural Drug Addiction Research Center are jointly sponsoring a Lunch & Learn event entitled “Community Engagement Opportunities with NE Extension” presented by Dr. Jentry Barrett. This event will be held on Friday, February 17, 2023, from 12:30pm -1:30pm in the Nebraska Union Platte River Room South. It is FREE and open to public.
Monday, January 23, 2023 by Halley Horne
RDAR Center Request for Pilot Grant Applications
The RDAR Center is pleased to announce an opportunity for funding that is open to all disciplines. Applicants must be full-time faculty in the University of Nebraska system who are eligible for NIH funding. Submit a pilot grant application by March 20, 2023, at 5:00 PM CT to potentially receive up to $50,000 in direct costs for two-year research projects.
Learn more and submit here: http://ow.ly/HPPH50MnUk3.
Thursday, January 12, 2023 by Halley Horne