College of Public Health

Douglas County health director tours UNMC

Lindsay Huse, DNP, visited the Omaha campus with county epidemiologist Anne O’Keefe, MD.

Sep 16, 2021

From left, Lindsay Huse, DNP, and Anne O'Keefe, MD

Sen. Eliot Bostar tours UNMC

Sen. Bostar met with Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and members of the UNMC College of Public Health during his visit.

Sep 15, 2021

State Sen. Eliot Bostar tours UNMC, including iEXCEL's Five-Sided Laser Cave.

State Sen. John Cavanaugh tours UNMC

Sen. Cavanaugh met with UNMC leaders during visit to campus.

Sep 10, 2021

UNMC's Ben Stobbe, left, leads Nebraska State Sen. John Cavanaugh on a tour of iEXCEL at the Davis Global Center.

UNMC enrollment sets record for 21st straight year

This year’s enrollment of 4,387 students is 3.5% higher than last year’s record.

Sep 9, 2021

This year's enrollment of 4,387 students is a new record for UNMC.

UNMC enrollment at 4,387, sets record for 21st straight year

This represents an increase of 148 students, or 3.5% over last year’s record of 4,239.

Sep 8, 2021

UNMC for the record

The Wigton Heritage Center is now open for tours, and other news and notes from the UNMC community.

Sep 3, 2021

Tours of the Wigton Heritage Center are now available to the campus community.

Tropical diseases course now open for registration

Presentations are aimed at tropical medicine and global health professionals.

Sep 1, 2021

Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and microbiology in the UNMC College of Medicine, and David Brett-Major, MD, professor of epidemiology in the UNMC College of Public Health

UNMC study confirms COVID air transmission

UNMC’s findings on airborne transmission have passed scientific peer review.

Aug 27, 2021

From left, Joshua Santarpia, PhD, John Lowe, PhD and St. Patrick Reid, PhD

Forum: Delta variant requires continued precautions

Chancellor: UNMC will continue to follow the science in setting campus policy.

Aug 18, 2021

Under the microscope: Siobhan Wescott, MD

Chancellor Gold speaks to Dr. Wescott about her role as the inaugural holder of the Dr. Susan and Susette LaFlesche Professorship in Public Health at UNMC.

Aug 12, 2021