College of Public Health

APEx student recognized locally for work on emergency preparedness projects

Online Applied Practice Experience (APEx) student, Elise Lowe, MD, has been recognized in her community for work related to her APEx project.

Jul 21, 2022

First responders participate in an exercise simulating the rescue of a patient in the Shoshone River, Wyoming(left). Elise Lowe, MD (upper right). Patients brought up from Shoshone River, Wyoming during training exercise (lower right).

UNMC students participate in UNL Rural Fellows Program

Public health students are embedded in Nebraska communities to help improve health outcomes.

Jul 13, 2022

UNMC Master of Public Health students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Rural Fellows Program: Grace Mabiala-Maye, MD, Eric Pulver, Arden Kimme and Devi Dwarabandam.

Soccer star’s visit draws families to vaccination clinic

Mexico’s Luis ‘El Matador’ Hernandez visited Omaha to take part in a UNMC/Nebraska Medicine vaccination event at Omaha South High School.

Jul 8, 2022

From left, Mexican soccer superstar Luis "El Matador" Hernandez and Armando De Alba, MD, assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion student programs in the UNMC College of Medicine, at the vaccination event.

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine receive $7 million to address diabetes across state

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine are launching a new statewide program with aims to lower the state’s rate of uncontrolled diabetes cases and to reduce the rate of diabetes progression among those who are prediabetic, especially in rural communities.

Jun 15, 2022

Susan Burbach, right, a clinical research nurse coordinator in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine Division of Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolism, shares how to properly administer diabetes medication.

Podcast explores UNMC’s health security past, future

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, was featured on the latest podcast by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Jun 13, 2022

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

Student senate provides free menstrual products for UNMC students

Effort to address ‘period poverty’ brings UNMC in line with similar programs at institutions such as Harvard and Yale.

Jun 9, 2022

From left, Benjamin McIntire, Hannah Nelson, Susan Greni and Aubree Ford were among the students who advocated for providing free menstrual products.

A statement on recent gun violence

Wellness resources are available to the UNMC community as the country grapples with latest shooting tragedies.

Jun 2, 2022

UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD

Mask policy tightens as COVID-19 cases rise

​​​​​​​Effective Monday, May 23, procedural masks must be worn in all areas on the UNMC campus.

May 20, 2022

UNMC is updating its masking guidance due to a rise in COVID-19 transmission across the state and a sharp increase in the positivity rate for UNMC asymptomatic saliva PCR tests done on the med center campus.

COVID-19 precautions still needed

On-campus positivity rates up sharply since earlier this year.

May 17, 2022

UNMC for the record, May 13, 2022

Mini-science fair held this evening, retirements announced, CT contrast media supply is stable and this week’s food truck schedule.

May 13, 2022