College of Public Health

Public health students excel at national conference

Fourteen UNMC College of Public Health students attended the annual American Public Health Association (APHA) conference in November.

Dec 27, 2019

Three of 14 public health students who attended the 2019 American Public Health Association conference were, from left, Erin Johnson, Suswara Mandala Rayabandla and Sabrine Chengane.

Student group brings music to med center

Doc’Apella will perform at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center today.

Dec 20, 2019

Members of the UNMC student group Doc'Apella, which will be performing today at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. Back row from left, Mariel Kean, Sarah Hotovy, Sierra Garth, Kara Lung, Enakshi Roy, Wyatt Anderson and Luke Witte. Front row, from left, Sara German, Opeoluwa Oyewole, Laura Newton and Carlos Vera-Esquivel.

UNMC study: Marijuana use in e-cigarettes increases among youth

Hongying Dai, Ph.D., has study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Dec 18, 2019

Hongying Dai, Ph.D.

UNMC study: Marijuana use in e-cigarettes increases among youth

Among all students, the proportion who reported ever using marijuana in an e-cigarette increased from 11.1% in 2017 to 14.7% in 2018.

Dec 18, 2019

New memoir explores life in the ‘hot zone’

Mark Kortepeter, M.D., has written a memoir about biodefense work.

Dec 13, 2019

Mark Kortepeter, M.D.,

College of Public Health online programs get high rankings

Dean Khan: Everyone in college has worked to raise UNMC’s stature in field of public health.

Dec 5, 2019

Ali S. Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the UNMC College of Public Health

UNMC master’s degree in epidemiology ranked nationally

Epidemiologists study diseases, injuries, natural disasters, contaminations and other things that impact the health of various populations

Nov 12, 2019

Deborah Levy, Ph.D.

Epidemiology master’s program ranks in top 25

College of Public Health program also has attracted a diverse student body.

Nov 12, 2019

Deborah Levy, Ph.D., chair of the UNMC Department of epidemiology in the College of Public Health.

International award given to UNMC and consortium

Michael Wiley, Ph.D., helped develop integrated solution for better preparedness and faster response to outbreaks in high-risk areas.

Nov 1, 2019

An international award for best collaboration dedicated to the developing or underserved populations worldwide was presented to Michael Wiley, Ph.D.

New Graduate Studies programs address needs

New programs explore bioinformatics and systems biology, applied behavioral analysis.

Oct 31, 2019

Mark Shriver, Ph.D.