College of Public Health
Registration open for 2024 World Health Congress conference
UNMC is a co-sponsor of the international conference.
Aug 28, 2023
![Jane Meza, PhD, associate vice chancellor for the UNMC Office of Global Engagement](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MezaJane062922-e1678897286173.jpg)
UNMC for the record, Aug. 25, 2023
Items on med center reps in Leadership Omaha and an upcoming address, conference and parking garage project.
Aug 25, 2023
![Bill O'Neill](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BillONeill082523-900x600.jpg)
Regents accept design review of UNK-UNMC Rural Health Education Building
Chancellor: Regents’ action on Thursday was a ‘crucial next step’ for the project.
Aug 18, 2023
![A rendering of the Rural Health Education Building](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/RuralHealth1021022-900x600.jpg)
August 2023 Silver U Award Recipient: Ann Essay, MPH
Ann Essay, MPH, is the recipient of the UNMC College of Public Health Silver U Award for August 2023.
Aug 16, 2023
![Ann Essay, MPH](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ann-essay-headshot-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Ratnapradipa now leading BHECN’s research work
A key focus for Dr. Ratnapradipa will be to oversee workforce analysis research.
Aug 8, 2023
![Kendra Ratnapradipa, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/KendraRatnapradipa080823.jpg)
UNMC extends partnerships in west central Nebraska
On a visit to North Platte, Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, signed a master affiliation agreement with GPHealth.
Aug 2, 2023
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, with Ivan Mitchell, Great Plains Health CEO](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Visit1082323-900x600.jpeg)
Grant to aid in brain screenings for intimate partner violence survivors
UNMC’s Shireen Rajaram, PhD, will work with Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska, other partners on NIH-funded effort.
Jul 26, 2023
![Shireen Rajaram, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ShireenRajaram072623-900x600.jpg)
Research to examine impacts of social factors on substance use
UNMC College of Public Health researchers will longitudinally assess a national sample of 9,000 U.S. adults.
Jul 25, 2023
![Hongying (Daisy) Dai, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/HongyingDai072423-900x600.jpg)
LiveGreen: The importance of water conservation
Here are some easy ways med center colleagues can support the campus’ water conservation goals.
Jul 20, 2023
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Summer at UNMC: Public health tends community garden
Summer remains a busy time across UNMC. This week, UNMC Today will highlight some of the many happenings during summer break.
Jul 12, 2023
![From left, students Julia Quigley of the UNMC College of Public Health, Caroline Case of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Sadie Allen of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases and Venkatesh Varadharaj of the UNMC College of Medicine hold the garden’s first donation to a local community group.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CommunityGarden071223-900x600.jpg)