College of Public Health

LiveGreen: The importance of water conservation

Here are some easy ways med center colleagues can support the campus’ water conservation goals.

Jul 20, 2023

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Summer at UNMC: Public health tends community garden

Summer remains a busy time across UNMC. This week, UNMC Today will highlight some of the many happenings during summer break.

Jul 12, 2023

From left, students Julia Quigley of the UNMC College of Public Health, Caroline Case of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Sadie Allen of the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases and Venkatesh Varadharaj of the UNMC College of Medicine hold the garden’s first donation to a local community group.

Public health faculty co-author assessment on drought, health

UNMC faculty worked in partnership with experts from the National Integrated Drought Information System.

Jul 7, 2023

Jesse Bell, PhD, Rachel Lookadoo, JD, and Keith Hansen

UNMC hosts women’s environmental health faculty group from Pakistan

The visiting faculty collaborated with local faculty members researching the impacts of climate change.

Jun 28, 2023

Kristina Kintziger, PhD

Kidsights Data releases tool, report on childhood development

Early childhood researchers at UNMC developed the population-level assessment tool.

Jun 27, 2023

Abbie Raikes, PhD

Public health center changes name to reflect its evolution

The NU Board of Regents accepted the change to the Center for Preparedness and Emergency Response Solutions.

Jun 27, 2023

Public health launches new Office of Teaching and Learning

Analisa McMillan, PhD, who heads educational design and development at the college, will serve as director.

Jun 20, 2023

Analisa McMillan, PhD

WHO expert will speak today on Ebola experience

Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, MD, will address the 2022 Ebola outbreak in Uganda, both in person and online.

Jun 12, 2023

Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, MD

Showing of Billy Mills documentary set for May 24

Mills partnered with UNMC’s Siobhan Wescott, MD, to produce the 2014 film on conquering chronic disease.

May 18, 2023

Olympic legend Billy Mills

Public health faculty contribute to National Climate Assessment

Drs. Khan and Bell were nominated in 2020 to serve as authors of the assessment’s chapter on human health.

May 16, 2023

Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, dean of the UNMC College of Public Health, and Jesse Bell, PhD, Claire M. Hubbard Professor of Water, Climate and Health