Health Security

Omaha Mayor John Ewing, Jr., visits UNMC

The new mayor met with Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, and med center leaders, and toured the Davis Global Center and Catalyst building.

Jun 30, 2025

Omaha Mayor John Ewing, Jr., visited the UNMC Omaha campus on June 23 to meet with Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, as well as other med center leaders, and receive a tour.

Course at UNMC to examine FDA’s ‘GCP’ standards

Hosted by UNMC’s Global Center for Health Security, the Aug. 13-14 event will focus on ‘Good Clinical Practice’ research regulations.

Jun 26, 2025

UNMC's Davis Global Center

New portable unit boosts UNMC’s biocontainment response

The unit, which UNMC received in April, is the first of its kind and can be deployed in the fight against highly infectious diseases.

Jun 13, 2025

Staff from the Global Center for Health Security greeted the Portable Biocontainment Unit upon its delivery to the UNMC Omaha campus.

UNMC, Japan partners sign new agreement

The agreement expands UNMC’s partnership with the recently reorganized Japan Institute for Health Security.

Jun 10, 2025

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, signed the Memorandum of Understanding with Norio Ohmagari, MD, PhD, of the Japan Institute for Health Security.

Simulation lab headed for Uganda has med center roots

An event highlighted the role of the UNMC Global Center for Health Security in creating the lab.

Jun 6, 2025

The Omaha Simulation Container Lab Expo celebrated the transformation of a shipping container into a remote simulation training lab.

East African, UNMC leaders gather at health security summit

UNMC’s Global Center for Health Security co-convened the event, which was held in Kenya.

Mar 19, 2025

The East Africa Region Global Health Security Summit 2025 was co-convened by the UNMC Global Center for Health Security, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre and other partners. (Photo credit Team Lifestyle Forever)

C-STARS Director Schnaubelt, MD, promoted to colonel

Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt is credited as a huge champion of the collaboration between the U.S. Air Force and UNMC.

Mar 10, 2025

Air Force Lt. Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD, was promoted to the rank of colonel with assistance from her father, United States Army Col. (ret.) Thomas Rini, at left.

Annual report highlights Global Center for Health Security

The report, now available online, discusses the center’s global biosecurity work and vast expertise, all reaching out from the med center.

Feb 27, 2025

John Lowe, PhD, director of the Global Center for Health Security

Med center hosts drill in preparation for 2026 World Cup

The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center coordinated the exercise focusing on an infectious disease threat.

Jan 28, 2025

Facilities at the Davis Global Center aided in the exercise focusing on infectious disease threat and response.

Library’s ‘History Hour’ to highlight biopreparedness

UNMC’s Darby Kurtz will share the med center’s history of biopreparedness as displayed in the Wigton Heritage Center exhibit.

Jan 24, 2025

UNMC's Darby Kurtz is curator of the “Biopreparedness in Nebraska” exhibition on display at the Wigton Heritage Center.
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