Environmental
Ebola grant expanded from $12 million to $24 million
New funds will allow additional site visits, more education and training courses and will establish special pathogens research network.
Feb 3, 2017
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Public health faculty join transportation safety effort
Sharon Medcalf, Ph.D., and Aaron Yoder, Ph.D., will join multidisciplinary research center aimed at improving transportation safety in Nebraska and neighboring states.
Dec 14, 2016
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Planning for a worst case scenario
Exercise examined UNMC preparedness for a significant event.
Dec 12, 2016
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UNMC study uses technology to improve fitness in rural men
Activity trackers, text messaging, self-monitoring app provide help to 12 study participants
Nov 23, 2016
![Chris Johnson, of Bloomfield, Neb., was one of 12 rural northeast Nebraska men who took part in a recent UNMC pilot study to test the feasibility and acceptability of the use of health-related text messages and an activity monitor with its companion app to self-monitor eating and activity.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/RuralFitnessStudy.jpg)
$20 million research grant is largest ever for UNMC
Will focus on clinical/translational research, developing early career researchers into independent scientists
Oct 25, 2016
![Some of the steering committee members of the Great Plains IDeA-CTR Network include: (left-right) Ted Mikuls, M.D., Ann Fruhling, Ph.D., Ashok Mudgapalli, Ph.D., Fang Yu, Ph.D., Jim McClay, M.D., Matt Rizzo, M.D., Mary Cramer, Ph.D., Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D., Howard Fox, M.D., Ph.D., and Karla Klaus. NOTE: Dr. Fruhling is from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. All others in the photo are from UNMC. Those UNMC steering committee members missing from the photo are: Paul Estabrooks, Ph.D., Lani (Chi Chi) Zimmerman, Ph.D., Jane Meza, Ph.D., and Babu Guda, Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IDeA_CTR_Group_Photo_1024.jpg)
$20 million research grant is largest ever for UNMC
Noon event today will examine impact of new funding.
Oct 24, 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: Meet Trang Hoang
Student found inspiration in College of Public Health’s mission.
Mar 4, 2016
![Trang Hoang](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Trang03042.jpg)
Ebola team shines in prestigious medical journal
Angela Hewlett, M.D., among authors of New England Journal of Medicine article on Ebola.
Feb 25, 2016
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Critical thinking focus of presentation
Brian Kanouse, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Critical and Creative Thinking Program, will speak on campus Wednesday.
Nov 16, 2015
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