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Health Security

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

Faculty develop course to study COVID-19

“Impact of Infectious Diseases” explores how virus is impacting physicians, society and the health care system.

Apr 13, 2020

From left, Sean Figy, M.D., and Regan Taylor, M.D.

SIM-NE hosts training on coronavirus for rural hospitals

More than 350 providers from critical access hospitals registered for the Facebook Live event.

Apr 10, 2020

From left, Eric Ernest, M.D., Shelly Schwedhelm and Doug Dekker participate in the Facebook Live training event.

Frequently asked questions on NU’s stay-at-home announcement

The directive was initiated with the goal of ‘flattening the curve’ of COVID-19 cases.

Apr 10, 2020

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Develops Its Own Lab Assay to Test for COVID-19

Jana Broadhurst and a team of UNMC researchers have developed a new lab assay that provides them with their own COVID-19 diagnostic capabilities.

Apr 9, 2020

NIH Selects UNMC/NM to Conduct First Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Drug

UNMC/NM conducts the first clinical trial in the U.S. to evaluate an experimental treatment for COVID-19.

Apr 9, 2020

GCHS Leads Local and Regional Pandemic Planning Efforts

The UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Pandemic Response Team once again gathered to fight a virus that represents a global threat.

Apr 9, 2020