Building Facts

Fast Facts on the Maurer Center for Public Health

Unique facts:

• When it became fully operational in 2007, the College of Public Health was the first new college at UNMC since 1968.
• UNMC’s College of Public Health is rapidly expanding to offer new programs for students and current public health professionals.
• Estimates are that 250,000 more public health workers will be needed by 2020.
• Only 50 of the 134 academic medical centers in the United States have accredited public health colleges.

Building namesakes: The building is named after UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife Beverly.

New home to: UNMC College of Public Health

Location: South of Dewey Avenue on the east side of 40th Street

Cost: $15 million

Size: 62,600 square feet

Building features:

• Technologically enhanced smart classrooms
• Designed to encourage collaboration between departments
• Space for community engagement

Benefactors:

• Omahans Ruth and Bill Scott gave the lead gift
• Eve & Fred Simon
• The Carruth J. Wagner, M.D. Foundation
• Gail & Mike Yanney
• Richard D. Holland
• Robert D. Sparks, M.D.

Health expertise:

• Bio-security, preparedness and emerging infectious diseases
• Environmental health and toxicology
• Global health
• Health policy and rural health research
• Humanities and ethics
• Reducing health disparities
• Rural health education network
• Statistical analysis and tracking health professionals