Health Security

1-CHECK COVID App Available for Apple and Android Users

UNMC develops COVID app.

May 13, 2020

University develops pandemic recovery guide for higher ed institutions

Higher Education COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Guide will be available to institutions across the country.

May 11, 2020

Ted Carter, president of the University of Nebraska

UNMC-developed model assists in re-opening strategy

Pandemic Recovery Acceleration Model is designed to assist leaders in assessing regional and statewide COVID situation.

May 7, 2020

Six locations across Nebraska now decontaminating PPE

Method developed at UNMC combats a shortage of one-use N95 respirators.

May 1, 2020

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine developed a safe and effective method to use ultraviolet light to decontaminate N95 respirators.

UNMC experts develop COVID-19 guidelines for meat processing facilities

Team toured 10 facilities across state to develop ‘playbook.’

May 1, 2020

From left, Jocelyn Herstein, Ph.D., infectious disease expert for the Global Center for Health Security, and Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director of emergency management and biopreparedness for Nebraska Medicine and executive director of emergency management for the Global Center for Health Security at UNMC, was part of a team of experts that toured 10 meatpacking plants over the past two weeks to provide technical assistance and further develop guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while the facilities continue to operate.

Giving Tuesday Now comes at important time for UNMC

Annual “day of giving” now is set for May 5.

Apr 30, 2020

The Durham Research Center

Dr. Kratochvil to lead Big Ten task force for emerging infectious diseases

Leading campus experts provide guidance for conference and university leadership.

Apr 21, 2020

Chris Kratochvil, M.D.

In virtual forum, Chancellor Gold offers thanks

Dr. Gold also spoke of COVID-19’s impact on education, health care and the university.

Apr 21, 2020

Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., chancellor of UNMC and the University of Nebraska at Omaha

UNMC will be ready to build a new normal

Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., sets out vision during state-of-the-campus address.

Apr 16, 2020

Mask guidance for UNMC faculty, staff and students

New guidelines were issued on April 10.

Apr 13, 2020