College of Public Health
EMPOWER visits berry farm for fall fundraiser
Annual event will be held at the Bellevue Berry Farm and Pumpkin Ranch on Friday.
Oct 17, 2016
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Ph.D. program spotlight: Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Toxicology
Chandran Achutan, Ph.D., C.I.H.Jonathan Ali is a third year Ph.D. student in Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Toxicology at UNMC. During the course of his studies, which focus on aquatic toxicology, he's been to Chile to explore agricultural runoff. "Our researchers do a lot of lab-based research, but we also do a lot of field […]
Oct 17, 2016
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![Courtney Fletcher, Pharm. D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Fletch0205.jpg)
Behavioral health study aims for positive impact
Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., says study will be informative in developing policies to increase access to mental health care in Nebraska.
Oct 12, 2016
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UNMC to hold grand opening Monday for expanded, renovated fitness center
$6 million project will be a ‘game changer’ for UNMC students, faculty, employees
Oct 7, 2016
![Omaha philanthropists Bill and Ruth Scott were the lead donors on the renovation/expansion of the UNMC Center for Healthy Living.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/BillRuthScott4.jpg)
UNMC Appreciation Week begins Monday
All faculty and staff are invited to participate in the celebration, which runs all next week.
Oct 5, 2016
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Event to highlight Global Health Fellowships
Applications for next year’s fellowships will open soon.
Oct 4, 2016
![Fellows Trang Hoang (kneeling in light blue shirt) and Kushal Karan, M.D. (standing in red shirt), with their project collaborators from University of Brawijaya in Malang, Indonesia.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Trang1004.jpg)
Student spotlight – Nicholas Hein
College of Public Health Ph.D. student once taught high school math.
Sep 30, 2016
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Working to improve childbirth outcomes in rural India
A study by lead author Pinaki Panigrahi, M.D., Ph.D., shows sanitation practices are linked to an elevated risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Sep 23, 2016
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