College of Public Health
13-week ECHO pilot project to improve wellbeing of nurses
A new 13-week pilot project designed to improve wellness, retention, and wellbeing for registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) has launched at UNMC.
Aug 15, 2022

COPH students, staff, faculty invited to annual Welcome Back Gathering
The UNMC College of Public Health is holding its annual Welcome Back Gathering to celebrate students and the start of another school year.
Aug 9, 2022

UNMC project launches novel tribal collaboration
As tribes and tribal communities set health education priorities, the UNMC Nebraska HEALING Project will offer expertise and grants up to $4,000.
Aug 2, 2022

APEx student recognized locally for work on emergency preparedness projects
Online Applied Practice Experience (APEx) student, Elise Lowe, MD, has been recognized in her community for work related to her APEx project.
Jul 21, 2022

UNMC students participate in UNL Rural Fellows Program
Public health students are embedded in Nebraska communities to help improve health outcomes.
Jul 13, 2022

Soccer star’s visit draws families to vaccination clinic
Mexico’s Luis ‘El Matador’ Hernandez visited Omaha to take part in a UNMC/Nebraska Medicine vaccination event at Omaha South High School.
Jul 8, 2022

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine receive $7 million to address diabetes across state
UNMC and Nebraska Medicine are launching a new statewide program with aims to lower the state’s rate of uncontrolled diabetes cases and to reduce the rate of diabetes progression among those who are prediabetic, especially in rural communities.
Jun 15, 2022

Podcast explores UNMC’s health security past, future
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, was featured on the latest podcast by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Jun 13, 2022

Student senate provides free menstrual products for UNMC students
Effort to address ‘period poverty’ brings UNMC in line with similar programs at institutions such as Harvard and Yale.
Jun 9, 2022

A statement on recent gun violence
Wellness resources are available to the UNMC community as the country grapples with latest shooting tragedies.
Jun 2, 2022
