Health Security

East African, UNMC leaders gather at health security summit

UNMC’s Global Center for Health Security co-convened the event, which was held in Kenya.

Mar 19, 2025

The East Africa Region Global Health Security Summit 2025 was co-convened by the UNMC Global Center for Health Security, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre and other partners. (Photo credit Team Lifestyle Forever)

C-STARS Director Schnaubelt, MD, promoted to colonel

Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt is credited as a huge champion of the collaboration between the U.S. Air Force and UNMC.

Mar 10, 2025

Air Force Lt. Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD, was promoted to the rank of colonel with assistance from her father, United States Army Col. (ret.) Thomas Rini, at left.

Annual report highlights Global Center for Health Security

The report, now available online, discusses the center’s global biosecurity work and vast expertise, all reaching out from the med center.

Feb 27, 2025

John Lowe, PhD, director of the Global Center for Health Security

Med center hosts drill in preparation for 2026 World Cup

The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center coordinated the exercise focusing on an infectious disease threat.

Jan 28, 2025

Facilities at the Davis Global Center aided in the exercise focusing on infectious disease threat and response.

Library’s ‘History Hour’ to highlight biopreparedness

UNMC’s Darby Kurtz will share the med center’s history of biopreparedness as displayed in the Wigton Heritage Center exhibit.

Jan 24, 2025

UNMC's Darby Kurtz is curator of the “Biopreparedness in Nebraska” exhibition on display at the Wigton Heritage Center.

Learn about vaccines at next Science Café

James Lawler, MD, of the Global Center for Health Security, will discuss vaccines at the Nov. 19 event.

Nov 14, 2024

James Lawler, MD

UNMC named new public health regional center for CDC

As one of 10 Regional Centers for Public Health Preparedness and Response, UNMC will administer the center for Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Oct 30, 2024

Rachel Lookadoo, JD, and Lauren Sauer

‘You gave me my life back’

Nebraska’s first Ebola patient marks 10 years with gratitude for his care team.

Oct 2, 2024

Rick Sacra, MD, spoke with news media as he returned to the med center 10 years after being the first Ebola patient treated in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit.

Med center experts lead NATO exercise

A team led by UNMC’s Jocelyn Herstein, PhD, ran a high-level infectious disease exercise to educate NATO’s medical working group.

Aug 6, 2024

Jocelyn Herstein, PhD

Sauer receives Rosalind Franklin Society award

The honor recognizes her published research on patient information challenges during disasters.

Aug 1, 2024

Lauren Sauer