College of Public Health

Public health innovation impacts disaster relief efforts

Elayne Saejung helped with relief efforts in Rockport, Texas.

Oct 5, 2017

Elayne Saejung in an afternoon Field Innovation Team briefing. Photo Credit: Christopher Guess

MMI blowing away other teams in NE150 Challenge

Three months remain in the statewide wellness event.

Oct 3, 2017

Global health speakers set for October

Three presentations set on range of topics.

Sep 29, 2017

Sara Pirtle

UNMC achieves new record for research grants, contracts

UNMC researchers brought in a record total of $117.1 million in research funding for fiscal year 2017.

Sep 28, 2017

Twitter chats to focus on leadership skills

UNMC Leadership Roundtable will host chats this week.

Sep 25, 2017

Gift to UNMC focuses on helping those who have experienced mental trauma

About 50 percent of Nebraskans report experiencing childhood adversity/trauma

Sep 13, 2017

Members of the UNMC College of Public Health team involved in the Building a Trauma-Informed Community initiative included (left-right): Lea Pounds, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health; Jungyoon 'JY' Kim, Ph.D., (principal investigator), assistant professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Alisha Aggarwal, doctoral student, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean; and Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health.

Global health speakers set for September

Presentations begin this week with Steven Duke, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska.

Sep 12, 2017

Sharon Medcalf, Ph.D.

UNMC offers free workshop for high school teachers on cancer prevention

Teachers will learn how to integrate prevention into school curriculum

Sep 8, 2017

Lexington Regional Health leaders tour UNMC

Research, possible collaboration the focus of August visit.

Sep 8, 2017

From left, Kathy Bauer shows Lexington Regional Health Center's Brady Meecham, M.D., Nicole Thorell and Leslie Marsh the Chihuly Sanctuary.

Public health volunteers engage the Omaha community

College teams with area nonprofits on its fourth Volunteer Day.

Sep 8, 2017

Public health volunteers harvested, weeded and cleaned up the Together Omaha community garden during Volunteer Day.