College of Public Health

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Sep 16, 2016

Left to right: Roger Baumgart, executive director of Home Instead Senior Care Foundation; Jeannie Hannan, manager of EngAge Wellness; Sara Huebert, wellness specialist at EngAge Wellness; Joe Nebel,  EngAge Wellness participant; Pat Blankenship, EngAge Wellness participant; P.K. Moran, EngAge Wellness participant; Lori Hogan, vice president and secretary of the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation Board; Jim Nebel, EngAge Wellness participant; Chris Kocol, operations assistant for EngAge Wellness; Jane Potter, M.D., medical director of EngAge Wellness; and Heather Shafer, wellness specialist for EngAge Wellness

Designs approved for UNMC’s simulation training facility

$102 million facility expected to produce up to 325 jobs, $137 million annually in economic impact

Sep 16, 2016

United Way, Day 3: Why I am a supporter

Denise Britigan, Ph.D., calls United Way a change-maker in improving community health.

Sep 14, 2016

Denise Britigan, Ph.D.

Strength, motivation theme of Wellness Conference

Registration now open for Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference on Oct. 7.

Sep 12, 2016

Steven Wengel, M.D., professor and chair of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry, will speak at the 19th annual Omaha Women's Health and Wellness Conference.

Preparedness Fair today

Fair kicks off several National Preparedness Month activities planned for September.

Sep 7, 2016

UNMC student enrollment sets record for 16th straight year

Enrollment increases by 1.9 percent to 3,861 students

Sep 7, 2016

Scotts to be honored by Press Club on Sept. 22

Omaha philanthropic couple’s generosity has transformed the UNMC campus.

Sep 6, 2016

Bill and Ruth Scott

19th Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference offers new health insights

The conference, which is open to the public, offers a day of new health insights, encouraging and empowering messages, health screenings, exhibits and fun.

Sep 1, 2016

College of Public Health gives back on Volunteer Day

Forty-one students, faculty and staff took part in annual event.

Aug 30, 2016

College of Public Health volunteers work in an assembly line to prepare food boxes for Open Door Mission.

Sex trafficking in Nebraska next Science Cafe topic

Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D., will be joined by Rachel Pointer and Sakura Yodogawa Campbell, two survivors of sex trafficking.

Aug 30, 2016

Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D.