College of Public Health

UNMC: Creating a healthier future

The cornerstone of UNMC’s mission is making Nebraska — and the world — a healthier place for all.

Mar 8, 2024

UNMC medical student Uyen Tran offers a simulated look at some of iEXCEL's health care simulation capability, examining a 3D brain model based on MRI data within an Augmented Reality head mounted display.

UNMC celebrates agricultural innovation

Through its College of Public Health, UNMC is leading the way in ag health and safety and in assessing drought’s impact on health.

Mar 7, 2024

Public health workshop trains lab professionals in Egypt

The UNMC College of Public Health’s Center for Global Health and Development led the training.

Mar 6, 2024

UNMC celebrates students and education

UNMC’s education is producing the best of the next generation of health care professionals in Nebraska and beyond.

Mar 5, 2024

New faculty spotlight: Emily McCormick Kraus, PhD

Dr. McCormick Kraus is an assistant professor in the department of epidemiology at the UNMC College of Public Health.

Feb 23, 2024

Emily McCormick Kraus, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Brian Carey Sims, PhD

Dr. Sims is an associate professor in the UNMC College of Public Health and director of the Center for Metrics and Evaluation.

Feb 22, 2024

Brian Carey Sims, PhD

Holland Foundation makes $4.5 million investment in UNMC, UNO

The gifts will create the UNMC presidential chair in public health and support UNO student scholarships.

Feb 1, 2024

The late Richard Holland and Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH

Drs. Lowe, Romanik discuss COVID-19, Mpox response

UNMC’s Abbey Lowe, PhD, and the White House’s Nikki Romanik, DO, held a grand rounds presentation in December.

Jan 31, 2024

Abbey Lowe, PhD, assistant professor in the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions and scholar with the Global Center for Health Security, and Nikki Romanik, DO, special assistant to the president, deputy director and chief of staff for the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy

Nominate public health champions for the third annual Nebraska Public Health Defender Award 

The Nebraska Public Health Defender Award honors public health leaders who exemplify a commitment to driving public health forward.

Jan 18, 2024

UNMC’s 2023 reflects another year of growth

Take a look back at some of the highlights from UNMC’s expansive work in 2023.

Jan 8, 2024

Clockwise from top left, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Mayor Jean Stothert led the groundbreaking for the CORE Building, UNMC welcomed the NU Board of Regents to campus in October, med center leadership cut the ribbon on the Community Wellness Collaborative in the Highlander neighborhood, and UNMC students chose the Labs as UNMC's official mascot.