Health Security
The work behind the welcome
For six weeks, hundreds of colleagues worked together to make a complicated situation feel ordinary.
Jul 31, 2026
Abbey Lowe, PhD, selected to serve as NATO expert
Dr. Lowe is an expert in the intersection of ethics, health policy and health security, and will advise NATO in those areas.
Jul 23, 2026
Air Force’s C-STARS Omaha unit supports hantavirus response
The Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills is part of the U.S. Air Force’s School of Aerospace Medicine and the 711th Human Performance Wing.
Jun 26, 2026
UNMC, Nebraska Medicine mark milestone as quarantine operation ends
The June 23 news conference highlighted the successful monitoring of MV Hondius passengers following a hantavirus exposure.
Jun 24, 2026
Leaders update efforts at National Quarantine Unit
Speaking at a press conference about the 18 Americans, NU President Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, said: ‘This is the best and safest place for them to be.’
May 26, 2026
Two additional MV Hondius passengers arrive at National Quarantine Unit
Eighteen individuals are now undergoing monitoring and assessment in Omaha.
May 15, 2026
16 U.S. citizens safely repatriated to UNMC, Nebraska Medicine
UNMC and Nebraska Medicine’s world-class experts and facilities step forward once again, this time to face the Hantavirus threat.
May 11, 2026
A message from Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD
Dr. Davies sent this message to UNMC faculty, staff and students Monday evening to update Nebraska’s response to hantavirus.
May 11, 2026
UNMC designated as a WHO Collaborating Center
The prestigious distinction places UNMC among a select group of institutions helping shape the world’s response to emerging health threats.
May 11, 2026
Cruise ship passengers arrive at National Quarantine Unit
The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit has been activated, as one of the U.S. citizens who were aboard a cruise ship associated with a hantavirus outbreak tested positive.
May 11, 2026