BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

Nearly 20,000 Big Ten students, alumni, and fans donated blood, saving up to 60,000 lives in the Abbott-Big Ten blood donation competition. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln won, receiving $1 million from Abbott for student and community health. The competition aims to address the largest blood shortage in a generation and create new lifelong donors.

A new blood test detects early-stage pancreatic cancer more effectively by combining CA199.STRA and CA19-9 biomarkers, improving detection by 27% in lab settings. The test now moves to clinical evaluation for potential diagnostic use.