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Public health innovation impacts disaster relief efforts

Elayne Saejung helped with relief efforts in Rockport, Texas.

Oct 5, 2017

Elayne Saejung in an afternoon Field Innovation Team briefing. Photo Credit: Christopher Guess

MMI blowing away other teams in NE150 Challenge

Three months remain in the statewide wellness event.

Oct 3, 2017

Global health speakers set for October

Three presentations set on range of topics.

Sep 29, 2017

Sara Pirtle

Qatar officials visit UNMC

Group exploring collaborations in biosecurity and to improve local preparedness efforts for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Sep 28, 2017

Qatar government officials toured the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit this week. From left: Kate Boulter, nurse manager of the unit; Major General Nasser Al-Ali; Dr. Moza Al Ishaq; Chris Kratochvil, M.D., associate vice chancellor for clinical research; Dr. Jameela Al-Ajmi; Nouf Al-Thani; Wael ElRayes, M.D., Ph.D., program director, National Center for Health Security and Biopreparedness; and John Lowe, Ph.D., assistant vice chancellor for health security training and education.

UNMC alum to read from memoir

Loren Olson, M.D., will read from “Finally Out” at McGoogan Library this month.

Sep 13, 2017

Loren Olson, M.D.

Global health speakers set for September

Presentations begin this week with Steven Duke, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska.

Sep 12, 2017

Sharon Medcalf, Ph.D.

Cancer prevention — a high school subject?

Registration open for free workshop for high school teachers.

Sep 7, 2017

Filipe Silva, Ph.D., and Ana Barros, Ph.D.

Global health speaker presentations open to all students

Speakers are part of an interdisciplinary global health seminar.

Aug 29, 2017

Public health master’s program ranks 19th in country

College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings, puts UNMC’s program among nation’s top 20.

Aug 23, 2017

Ali S. Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the UNMC College of Public Health

UNMC study shows probiotics prevent sepsis in infants

The findings are reported in this week’s issue of the journal Nature.

Aug 17, 2017

Pinaki Panigrahi, M.D., Ph.D., monitors a baby's progress in a clinical trial in India.