College of Public Health
Public health scholars receive national fellowships
Dean Khan: Fellowships will help showcase LaKaija Johnson, Kylie Johnson and Christian Minter as “emerging national health leaders.”
May 11, 2022
![From left, LaKaija Johnson, Christian Minter and Kylie Johnson](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Fellows051022.jpg)
UNMC faculty among new NSRI fellows
Eight UNMC names among 49 new fellows announced Wednesday by the National Strategic Research Institute.
May 5, 2022
![Maj. Gen., USAF (Ret.) Rick Evans, NSRI director](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Evans010521.jpg)
1,062 UNMC students to receive diplomas during commencement ceremonies
Ceremonies, which will take place May 5 in Norfolk, Kearney and Lincoln and on May 7 in Omaha and Scottsbluff, also will be livestreamed for those who prefer or are unable to attend in person.
May 4, 2022
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UNMC, community volunteers to map heat inequities in Omaha this summer
Effort is part of 2022 Omaha summer campaign to prevent heat-related illnesses launched by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Apr 26, 2022
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Med student honored for public health efforts
Frantzlee LaCrete is a recipient of the United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award.
Apr 18, 2022
![Frantzlee LaCrete and family on Match Day.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/LaCrete1.jpg)
UNMC for the record, April 15, 2022
Recognition for health equity work, VCR search committee adds a member, new community engagement directors, a neuroscience seminar today and UNMC retirements. And food trucks.
Apr 15, 2022
![Armando De Alba, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Armando022820.jpg)
COVID-19 boosters focus of April’s campus forum
Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, also addressed numerous points of progress around UNMC.
Apr 7, 2022
![Jane Meza, PhD, interim executive director for health security for UNMC, and Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MezaGold111121.jpg)
Week full of events will celebrate graduate students
Graduate-Professional Students Appreciation Week runs April 4-8, and here are more than a dozen ways to take part.
Apr 4, 2022
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UNMC, Nebraska Extension announce tractor safety course for teens at 6 sites
The course is sponsored by the University of Nebraska Extension and the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health.
Apr 1, 2022
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Global Center names inaugural scholars class
Through the initiative, 16 med center experts will provide a new level of collaboration in advancing health security at UNMC.
Mar 29, 2022
![At right, David Brett-Major, MD, one of the newly named Global Center for Health Security scholars, talks with Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, surgeon general for the U.S. Air Force, during a 2021 tour of UNMC's Davis Global Center.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DavidBrettMajor032922.jpg)