College of Public Health

Student spotlight – Jessica Semin

College of Public Health student also has a UNMC bachelor’s of nursing degree.

Nov 18, 2016

Jessica Semin has a bachelor of science in nursing degree and is pursuing a master of public health degree.

Drill tests readiness for multiple infectious patients

Three mock “patients” will arrive in Nebraska Friday on 747 from West Africa.

Nov 17, 2016

Workers drill at the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit.

Study finds Ebola treatment ZMapp holds promise

UNMC involved in clinical trial, with results appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Nov 16, 2016

Chris Kratochvil, M.D., UNMC associate vice chancellor for clinical research

UNMC’s regional agricultural center grant renewed

Highly competitive grant renewed for the next five years.

Nov 14, 2016

The health and safety of native and non-native bison herd workers is the focus of a UNMC agriculture center research project.

Summer program expands to cover more professions

UNMC one of only 13 schools to host expanded Summer Health Professions Education Program.

Nov 9, 2016

Amari Parham, from Georgia State University in Atlanta, took part in the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program this year. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has expanded the program into the Summer Health Professions Education Program to include more learning opportunities.

Presentation explores male perspective on violence

EMPOWER will host noon event Thursday at Sorrell Center.

Nov 9, 2016

Student spotlight – Alena Skrundevskiy

Student hopes to improve health care system through health administration.

Nov 4, 2016

Alena Skrundevskiy

Rural rotation goes interprofessional

Two sessions of the first-ever interprofessional rural rotation were completed this year.

Nov 4, 2016

State Sen. Mike Gloor, who has introduced legislation to raise the tobacco tax, meets with Katie Earll (left) and Melissa Leon during their interprofessional rural rotation this fall.

Nominations for Student Impact Award now open

The Student Senate Student Impact Award will go to a student from each of the six UNMC colleges.

Nov 1, 2016

Med center to create Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine awarded nearly $20 million to develop national training center for U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Oct 31, 2016

Artist's rendition of the Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning, which will house the new Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center.
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