College of Public Health
Prescription drugs overtake cannabis in fatal crashes
Increases in multiple drug use, prescription drug use in drugged driving fatalities
Jun 23, 2014
![Fernando Wilson, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/FernandoWilsonPhD_horiz_crop.jpg)
![Members of the accelerated BSN Class of 2015 at the Cattlemen's Ball. Back row, from left: Justin Blomstedt, Cassandra Edwards, Brooke Housh, Kirsten Cross, Jennifer Steele, Jessica Creel, Megan Wanner and Melissa Snyder. Front row, from left: Instructor Dana Samson (standing), Marsha Schramm, Julia Davis and Amaris Hofer.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Nurses0620.jpg)
Refugee health fair aims to help the community
Service Learning Academy’s Bridge to Care focused on increasing health literacy among Omaha’s refugee community.
Jun 17, 2014
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UNMC invites refugees to June 21 health fair
Bridge to Care is an interprofessional, community engaged and student-led legacy project
Jun 16, 2014
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Dr. Hinrichs honored for his work in public health
Steven Hinrichs, M.D., is awarded the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jun 13, 2014
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$200,000 EPA grant to educate Latino community on indoor environmental issues
Designed to reach the city’s underserved Spanish-speaking Latino community.
Jun 13, 2014
![Chandran Achutan, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ChandranAchutan_001.jpg)
Life and research in the fast lane
Ashok Mudgapalli, Ph.D., helps researchers maximize use of their current technology and store data safely.
Jun 12, 2014
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Finding a Voice exhibition opens June 28
Service Learning Academy program exhibits artwork and other creative efforts by homeless artists and artists in recovery.
Jun 9, 2014
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Study seeks to improve lives of migrant workers
College of Public Health investigator Athena Ramos calls the 18-month pilot project “only the beginning.”
Jun 5, 2014
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UNMC chancellor discusses new public health and dentistry deans, the investiture of James Linder, M.D., as interim president of the University of Nebraska, and the Becker’s National Healthcare Leadership Award.
May 27, 2014
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