College of Public Health

Event to highlight Global Health Fellowships

Applications for next year’s fellowships will open soon.

Oct 4, 2016

Fellows Trang Hoang (kneeling in light blue shirt) and Kushal Karan, M.D. (standing in red shirt), with their project collaborators from University of Brawijaya in Malang, Indonesia.

Student spotlight – Nicholas Hein

College of Public Health Ph.D. student once taught high school math.

Sep 30, 2016

Nicholas Hein

Working to improve childbirth outcomes in rural India

A study by lead author Pinaki Panigrahi, M.D., Ph.D., shows sanitation practices are linked to an elevated risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Sep 23, 2016

A mother with her newborn is forced to stay in this small hut near the main house for several days after birth.

Members join Interprofessional Academy of Educators

Sept. 13 event was the first induction class for the academy.

Sep 22, 2016

Members of the inaugural induction class of the Interprofessional Academy of Educators.

Lookin’ at U – Ryan Booton

College of Public Health staffer has found that great ideas require a great team and hard work.

Sep 22, 2016

Ryan Booton

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

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

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