College of Public Health

Dr. Gold to new faculty: Dare mighty things

UNMC chancellor outlines UNMC’s mission at orientation event.

Aug 28, 2015

Some attendees at the orientation event gather for a group photo.

Expert on global health to give presentation

Sridhar Venkatapuram, Ph.D., will speak on resource allocation and health disparities on Sept. 8 at UNMC.

Aug 27, 2015

UNMC again offers MOOC on health literacy

Last year’s MOOC drew 10,148 participants, representing more than 70 health professions and more than 170 countries.

Aug 26, 2015

From left, Denise Britigan, Ph.D., and Analisa McMillan

New students welcomed at annual barbecue

UNMC is “what I’ve dreamed of since I was a kid,” student says.

Aug 25, 2015

Education event examines new technologies

Dr. Davies challenges faculty to lead way with new tool to maximize learning.

Aug 25, 2015

Dele Davies, M.D.

Insights: Welcome, UNMC students

As fall semester opens, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., greets next generation of health care professionals.

Aug 24, 2015

Drill tests new isolation units

The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit teamed with U.S. Air Force, ambulance companies for drill.

Aug 5, 2015

Participants in the drill transport the mobile biocontainment unit. (Photo courtesy Nathan Lipscomb, TSgt, USAF, 1st Combat Camera Squadron)

Students learn to respond to emergencies

College of Public Health students organize response team.

Aug 5, 2015

Trang Hoang and Jennifer Kephart, Master of Public Health students, dispense medication -- M&Ms and LifeSaver mints -- during a point-of-dispensing exercise with the Sarpy/Cass Department of Health and Wellness last month. The woman standing behind them is a training supervisor.

Conference explores transgender care in the heartland

September’s GenderWorks conference will feature national speakers, local experts.

Aug 3, 2015

UNMC's Jean Amoura, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, will be one of the speakers at the GenderWorks conference.

UNMC, Peru State expand rural opportunities program

Partnership in Rural Health Opportunities Program to include clinical laboratory science, physical therapy, physician assistant and radiography professions.

Jul 31, 2015

Kyle Meyer, Ph.D.