Jo Giles UNMC public relations

Councilman Gray to deliver MLK address today at noon

Omaha City Councilman Ben Gray will present today’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorative address at noon in the Sorrell Center’s Truhlsen Campus Events Center.

Jan 18, 2010

UNMC plans response to Haiti relief efforts

An informational meeting will be held today at noon for UNMC faculty and students interested in deploying to Haiti as part of a medical center team that will provide medical aid in the earthquake-ravaged country.

Jan 15, 2010

UNMC responds to Haiti earthquake

Downed phone lines. Impassable roads. No gas.
“On a good day, you can’t reach people in Haiti. But, with something like this … it’s almost impossible,” said Rubens Pamies, M.D., UNMC vice chancellor for academic affairs and a native of Haiti, after the island nation was struck by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday.

Jan 14, 2010

Students partner with community organizations to improve health outcomes

Students choose their particular health care professions for many reasons. But what they all have in common is a passion to improve the lives of people in the communities they serve.

Jan 8, 2010

Omaha City Councilman Ben Gray to deliver MLK address

Omaha City Councilman Ben Gray will deliver a commemorative address on the UNMC campus on Monday, Jan. 18, to honor slain civil rights leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 4, 2010

Dr. Gibbs certified as ABIH diplomat

Shawn Gibbs, Ph.D., associate professor in the UNMC College of Public Health’s Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, is now a Certified Industrial Hygienist (C.I.H.) of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH).

Dec 21, 2009

UNMC student wins best Ph.D. presentation

Marlo Sellin, a Ph.D. student in the UNMC College of Public Health’s Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, was awarded the best Ph.D. platform presentation at the recent Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry meeting.

Dec 17, 2009

Jose Villegas receives Heartland Latino Leadership Health award

UNMC’s Jose Villegas recently received the 2009 Health award from the Heartland Latino Leadership Conference.

Dec 7, 2009

UNMC leaders work to establish global public health network

UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., dean of UNMC’s College of Public Health, recently hosted several individuals who are widely respected in the international community.

Dec 1, 2009

HHS Secretary appoints Dr. Mueller to AHRQ national advisory council

UNMC’s Keith Muller, Ph.D., has been appointed to the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) by the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

Nov 19, 2009

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