Elizabeth Kumru UNMC public relations
Dr. Kolok: Confused fish cause for concern
Fish in the Elkhorn River are confused about their sex. Females are becoming defeminized and males are becoming more female. What is it about this Nebraska river that causes the fish to undergo a sex change every spring and summer? That’s what Alan Kolok, Ph.D., wants to know.
Oct 18, 2011
Doctor, researcher, Indian dancer — Dr. Patel has many talents
She speaks four foreign languages and five different Indian dialects. She’s trained as a classical Indian dancer, has a medical degree from Vitebsk State Medical University in Belarus, Byelorussia, and now seeks her master’s in public health degree at UNMC.
Sep 28, 2011
Dr. Huang receives high honor from the NIH
Terry Huang, Ph.D., M.P.H., chairman and professor of health promotion, social and behavioral health, has long been among the nation’s leaders in childhood obesity research.
Aug 4, 2011
College of Public Health launches electronic newsletter
What you should know about flood safety, preparedness and cleanup is outlined in stories featured in the College of Public Health’s new electronic newsletter, GroundBreaker.
Jul 15, 2011
UNMC Grants — Dr. Kabanov receives ‘mega-grant’ from Russian government
UNMC nanomedicine guru Alexander “Sasha” Kabanov, Ph.D., D.Sc., will operate labs on two continents thanks to a two-year, $4.5 million “mega-grant” from the Russian government.
Jun 17, 2011
Public health student travels long way to attend college
Bernie Medise, M.D., a pediatrician, is UNMC’s first public health student from Indonesia to be sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
May 12, 2011
Public health in action — Injury prevention a passion for this epidemiologist
Safety in the workplace should be a given, said Lina Lander, Sc.D., assistant professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health.
May 10, 2011
New certificates will help train Nebraska’s public health workforce
In Nebraska, the need for expanded training in public health is great. To help meet that need, UNMC’s College of Public Health has expanded its educational offerings with two new, one-year certificate programs in emergency preparedness and infectious disease epidemiology.
Apr 29, 2011
Awards presented to Public Health faculty and students
Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., associate professor of epidemiology, received the excellence in teaching award at the recent College of Public Health banquet for faculty, students and alumni.
Apr 28, 2011
An honor for a teacher, innovator
Kurtis Cornish, Ph.D., professor of cellular and integrative physiology, will be honored for receiving the University of Nebraska’s Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA) for 2011 at today’s Annual Faculty meeting.
Apr 26, 2011