Elizabeth Kumru UNMC public relations

Local pharmacies provide vaccinations

UNMC’s College of Public Health and College of Pharmacy and the Douglas County Health Department have launched an information campaign on vaccinations.

Jan 2, 2019

Don Klepser, Ph.D., UNMC College of Pharmacy, and Shannon Maloney, Ph.D., UNMC College of Public Health, are co-principal investigators on the vaccine campaign in the greater Omaha area geared to adolescent-aged children.

Sen. Tony Vargas challenges public health graduates

State senator addresses graduates at convocation.

Dec 28, 2018

State Sen. Tony Vargas at the College of Public Health convocation

Dr. Khan serves on GOARN steering committee for WHO

UNMC is one of only 20 global institutions with representatives serving on the committee.

Dec 27, 2018

Ali S. Khan, M.D., M.P.H., participates in the GOARN steering committee meeting in Geneva earlier this month.

FBI agent to lecture on fraud in the medical profession

Event will be held Monday afternoon.

Nov 30, 2018

Hundreds of refugees receive services at health fair

The event was hosted by Bridge to Care, a UNMC student-led interprofessional organization focused on refugee health.

Nov 19, 2018

Flu shots were given to refugees at the Nov. 3 health fair.

E-cigarette, cigar use among youth focus of study

Hongying Dai, Ph.D., associate professor of biostatistics, UNMC College of Public Health, will conduct the NIH-funded study.

Oct 18, 2018

Hongying Dai, Ph.D.

Dr. Bell brings drought expertise to CDC guidebook

Jesse Bell, Ph.D., is the Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Health and Environment in the UNMC College of Public Health.

Aug 31, 2018

Jesse Bell, Ph.D.

Public health academic exchange program in works

Two faculty members from Kazan State Medical University in Russia have been at the UNMC College of Public Health for the past six weeks.

Aug 30, 2018

Drs. Ildar Iskandarov, left, and Pavel Zinovyev have spent part of the summer working out details on a joint program with the College of Public Health.

Fulbright scholars arrive at UNMC

Faculty, professionals and students are encouraged to teach, study and conduct research abroad through the program.

Aug 29, 2018

Biocontainment research, training conducted for DoD

UNMC teams are evaluating equipment, procedures used in airlifting patients in isolation systems.

Aug 7, 2018

Airmen from the 628th and 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons transport a simulated highly infectious patient during a training exercise with UNMC-led investigators. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Maund)