College of Public Health

UNMC booster Yanney named Ak-Sar-Ben king

Omaha philanthropist Mike Yanney championed changes at UNMC.

Oct 21, 2014

Mike Yanney (with his wife, Gail Walling Yanney, at left) at the ground-breaking event for the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Student spotlight: Meet Kathleen Lovgren

Interest in improving health in developing countries led UNL grad to the College of Public Health.

Oct 17, 2014

Alumni reunion set for this weekend

More than 200 UNMC alumni and their guests will return to the UNMC campus.

Oct 17, 2014

Alumni gather for a campus tour given by UNMC students during Alumni Reunion Weekend in 2013.

Program promotes bone marrow donation

Topic of panel discussion will be “Bone Marrow Donation Saved My Life.”

Oct 16, 2014

Greg Bociek, M.D.

Public Health students present research projects

College of Public Health students presented their cancer research projects at the Cancer Epidemiology Education in Special Populations program.

Oct 16, 2014

From left, Robert Chamberlain, Ph.D., research professor, epidemiology; Amr Soliman, M.D., Ph.D., professor & chairman, epidemiology; Jaime Gabel, second-year MPH student; Amanda Meyer, U-M MPH student; Trisha Reynolds, U-M MPH student; Salomon Compaore, second-year MPH student; Kate Rieke, doctoral student; Stephanie Nelson, second-year MPH student; and Brittney Smith, doctoral student.

Ground broken for improved Student Life Center

Omaha philanthropists Ruth and Bill Scott on hand to mark ceremonial beginning of construction.

Oct 15, 2014

Bill and Ruth Scott at the ceremonial groundbreaking on Tuesday.

Mentors sought for Healer’s Art series

Five-session series explores human dimension of medicine.

Oct 15, 2014

Charity Evans, M.D., is one of the faculty mentors for the Healer's Art Course.

Nebraska Medicine name, emblem unveiled

UNMC will share new emblem with Nebraska Medicine.

Oct 14, 2014

From left, Jim Canedy, M.D., Large King, Ann Adler, Carl Smith, M.D., and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold join in the applause at the unveiling of the new emblem for Nebraska Medicine and UNMC.

Student’s experience shows value of RHOP initiative

Nearly 100 attend annual Rural Health Opportunities Program event on campus.

Oct 14, 2014

Ali Khan, M.D., dean of the College of Public Health; Shelby Watson, a UNMC public health student via the PHEAST program; Derry Stover, an epidemiologist at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and Watson’s mentor; and Patrik Johansson, M.D., associate professor, health promotion, social & behavioral health, and director, Rural Health Education Network.

Forum examines patient-centered outcomes research

Monirul Islam, M.D., Ph.D., will lead the discussion.

Oct 14, 2014

Monirul Islam, M.D., Ph.D.
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