College of Public Health

Dr. Fisher to talk sex at Young Professionals summit

STDs and sexual discrimination in the workplace will be among the discussion topics when the College of Public Health’s Christoper Fisher, Ph.D., speaks at Wednesday’s summit.

Feb 24, 2012

Study finds workforce discrimination prevalent in LGBT community

Higher incidence of depression symptoms also seen

Feb 22, 2012

Sixth Scientist Laureate, distinguished scientists named

Tony Hollingsworth, Ph.D., professor and director of pancreatic cancer research at the Eppley Institute, has been named UNMC’s sixth Scientist Laureate. Also, see a list of the latest class of Distinguished Scientists and New Investigators.

Feb 20, 2012

Sparks scholarship deadline is Feb. 28

A $1,000 scholarship awaits an outstanding student at the University of Nebraska who majors in a health promotion and disease prevention field.

Feb 16, 2012

Buffett Early Childhood Institute candidate to visit UNMC Thursday

Susan Landry, Ph.D., founding director of the Children’s Learning Institute at the University of Texas-Houston and a candidate to be founding executive director of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute, will visit UNMC on Thursday.

Feb 15, 2012

Deadline is Feb. 28 to submit Sparks Award nominations

The College of Public Health dean’s office is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Chancellor Robert D. Sparks, M.D. Award in Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Feb 14, 2012

Student spotlight – Bettye Apenteng

Today we meet Bettye Apenteng, a Ph.D. student in the College of Public Health, Health Services Research, Administration and Policy.

Feb 3, 2012

UNMC to offer doctoral degree in epidemiology

A Ph.D. program in epidemiology, the basic science of public health, will be offered by UNMC’s College of Public Health starting next fall.

Jan 30, 2012

UNMC to offer doctoral degree in epidemiology

Will become fifth doctoral program in College of Public Health A doctoral program in epidemiology, the basic science of public health, will be offered by the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health starting next fall. The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the new doctoral program at its meeting today. It […]

Jan 27, 2012

Lookin’ at U – Shawn Smith

This week, we learn more about Shawn Smith, project associate in the College of Public Health.

Jan 26, 2012