College of Public Health

Abbey Lowe, PhD, selected to serve as NATO expert

Dr. Lowe is an expert in the intersection of ethics, health policy and health security, and will advise NATO in those areas.

Jul 23, 2026

Abigail Lowe, PhD

College of Public Health inducts new Delta Omega members

Delta Omega recognizes achievement in scholarship, teaching, research and service, as well as dedication to advancing public health.

Jul 14, 2026

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Retirement event for Peter Iwen, PhD, is Friday

Dr. Iwen, who joined UNMC in 1978, served on the faculty and as director of the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory.

Jul 9, 2026

Peter Iwen, PhD

Post-disaster toll on mothers linked to worse child mental health

A UNMC study related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill shows that Louisiana moms’ losses were associated with worse mental health in their children.

Jul 6, 2026

Ariane Rung, PhD

Tyson closure prompts community response, UNMC action

‘I knew we had to do something,’ says Athena Ramos, PhD, who has helped lead UNMC’s engagement in Lexington.

Jun 23, 2026

Marcela Carvajal-Suarez, outreach project specialist with the UNMC Center for Reducing Health Disparities, teaches a course in Lexington, Nebraska.

Holland chair spurs innovation in public health

A $2 million endowed gift from the late Richard Holland has served as an invaluable catalyst for the college.

Jun 22, 2026

Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, says endowed gifts like the Holland fund give the UNMC College of Public Health flexibility to be innovative and “dream much bigger.”

Wildfire Rapid Needs Assessment will help communities recover and prepare

Teams from the UNMC College of Public Health and area health departments will be in central and western Nebraska from June 22-26.

Jun 18, 2026

Professional headshot of Kristina Kintziger, PhD

Dedication set for UNMC Indigenous Medicine Garden

The garden is a collaboration between UNMC faculty and staff and Indigenous community leaders, educators and students.

Jun 15, 2026

A rendering of the UNMC Indigenous Medicine Garden

Dr. Fauver to explore West Nile transmission dynamics

The two-year study, a collaboration with Colorado State University, is being funding by a NIH/NIAID grant.

Jun 11, 2026

Joseph Favuer, PhD

Dr. Schmid named American Statistical Association fellow

The fellow selection of Kendra Schmid, PhD, is a prestigious honor reserved for a rare class of statisticians and data scientists.

May 22, 2026

Kendra Schmid, PhD