Health Security

UNMC hosts ambassador, delegation from Uganda

The visitors met with UNMC leadership and health security experts and toured the Davis Global Center.

Aug 19, 2025

The visiting delegation from Uganda participated in a demonstration of UNMC's ISTARI portable patient care isolation technology.

UNMC, NETEC participate in ‘Tranquil Passport’

The exercise, which involved more than 50 organizations, tested procedures for safely transporting infectious disease patients.

Aug 14, 2025

The training exercise, called Tranquil Passport, evaluated transportation plans, processes and procedures while utilizing the new Portable Biocontainment Unit.

UNMC receives new infectious disease transport device

The new unit is part of the ongoing collaboration between UNMC, the C-STARS program and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Jul 31, 2025

A smaller, lighter version of the Negatively Pressurized Conex was delivered to UNMC on June 13. Col. Elizabeth Schnaubelt, MD, and Bob Valentine, administrator of C-STARS Omaha, inspect the new Conex unit.

Remembering Phil Smith, MD, Nebraska’s father of biopreparedness

Dr. Smith leaves a legacy in establishing UNMC and Nebraska Medicine at the global front in fighting infectious diseases. 

Jul 25, 2025

Phil Smith, MD, 1946-2025

UNMC hosts visiting health delegation from Kenya

The visit was a follow up to a global health security summit in Kenya that UNMC co-convened in January.

Jul 7, 2025

A Kenyan health delegation visited the Davis Global Center, and part of the visit included a tour by UNMC's James Lawler, MD.

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.
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