Health Security

Nebraska Public Health Lab receives reaccreditation

Lab’s staff proved key during Ebola outbreak.

Aug 29, 2017

Nebraska Public Health Laboratory technologists test clinical specimens that had the potential to contain high-risk pathogens.

Global Center for Health Security leadership announced

An interdisciplinary executive council will lead the development and coordination of health security training and education, clinical research and basic research.

Jun 12, 2017

From left, Chris Kratochvil, M.D., associate vice chancellor for clinical research; Ken Bayles, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for basic research; Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director of emergency preparedness at Nebraska Medicine; and John Lowe, Ph.D., assistant vice chancellor for interprofessional health security training and education.

Regents approve Global Center for Health Security at UNMC

Center highlights UNMC’s work in infectious diseases, biodefense research.

Jun 2, 2017

Dele Davies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the new center "will enable us to pull together already successful initiatives in a more cohesive and collaborative way."

Federal official has high praise for UNMC

Don Boyce, J.D.: ‘There seems to be nothing on your horizon that you won’t be able to do.’

Apr 10, 2017

From left, Don Boyce, J.D., deputy assistant secretary in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Chris Kratochvil, M.D., associate vice chancellor for clinical research, tour the visual simulation hub.

Another ‘pivotal moment’ for UNMC

Official groundbreaking held Monday for the Dr. Edwin Davis & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning.

Apr 4, 2017

UNMC and community leaders symbolically break ground on the newly named Dr. Edwin Davis & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning.

Stanford group tours UNMC, explores collaboration

Stanford University leaders tour campus, meet with UNMC leadership.

Mar 29, 2017

Visitors from Stanford included, from left, Megan Mahoney, M.D., Lloyd Minor, M.D., Thomas Montine, M.D., Ph.D., Sumbul Dusai, M.D., and David Relman, M.D.

UNMC will be home to ‘a national resource’

State, university officials turn out to mark $19.8 million award to develop the National Center for Health Security and Biopreparedness.

Nov 4, 2016

Attendees included, from left, University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research Chris Kratochvil, M.D., UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford, and State Sen. Robert Hilkemann.