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Health Security

Training, Simulation & Quarantine Center now open at med center

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Training, Simulation, Quarantine Center (TSQC) builds on med center tradition of biopreparedness.

Jan 29, 2020

Exercises held at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Training, Simulation, Quarantine Center at the UNMC/Nebraska Medical Center Campus.

Infectious disease experts discuss Wuhan coronavirus

Med center leaders say influenza is a bigger concern in the U.S.

Jan 22, 2020

From left, James Lawler, M.D., co-director of the Global Center for Health Security, Angela Hewlett, M.D., medical director of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, and Mark Rupp, M.D., chief of the UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases, speak to the press about the Wuhan coronavirus.

Mexican delegation visits UNMC

Group renewed memorandum of understanding for academic, research collaborations.

Oct 24, 2017

The University Anahuac Xalapa delegation meets with UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., to discuss future partnerships. From left, Jane Meza, Ph.D., Bernardo Vera, M.D., Luis Linares, Ph.D., Dr. Gold, Omar Torres, Paul Estabrooks, Ph.D., and Armando De Alba, M.D.

Lab sleuths solve mystery for world’s benefit

Laboratory sleuths at UNMC and Nebraska Medicine have discovered and named a disease-causing bacterium that was previously unidentified.

Oct 16, 2017

Kathy Talmon was a laboratory technologist who worked for the state public health laboratory in Lincoln before the lab's move to the UNMC campus.

Qatar officials visit UNMC

Group exploring collaborations in biosecurity and to improve local preparedness efforts for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Sep 28, 2017

Qatar government officials toured the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit this week. From left: Kate Boulter, nurse manager of the unit; Major General Nasser Al-Ali; Dr. Moza Al Ishaq; Chris Kratochvil, M.D., associate vice chancellor for clinical research; Dr. Jameela Al-Ajmi; Nouf Al-Thani; Wael ElRayes, M.D., Ph.D., program director, National Center for Health Security and Biopreparedness; and John Lowe, Ph.D., assistant vice chancellor for health security training and education.

UNMC, UNO team for defense research pipeline program

Partnering with U.S. Army, program will prepare students to research and combat infectious diseases on a global scale.

Sep 11, 2017

Ken Bayles, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for basic science research at UNMC

Nebraska Public Health Lab receives reaccreditation

Lab’s staff proved key during Ebola outbreak.

Aug 29, 2017

Nebraska Public Health Laboratory technologists test clinical specimens that had the potential to contain high-risk pathogens.

Global Center for Health Security leadership announced

An interdisciplinary executive council will lead the development and coordination of health security training and education, clinical research and basic research.

Jun 12, 2017

From left, Chris Kratochvil, M.D., associate vice chancellor for clinical research; Ken Bayles, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for basic research; Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director of emergency preparedness at Nebraska Medicine; and John Lowe, Ph.D., assistant vice chancellor for interprofessional health security training and education.

Regents approve Global Center for Health Security at UNMC

Center highlights UNMC’s work in infectious diseases, biodefense research.

Jun 2, 2017

Dele Davies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs, said the new center "will enable us to pull together already successful initiatives in a more cohesive and collaborative way."

Federal official has high praise for UNMC

Don Boyce, J.D.: ‘There seems to be nothing on your horizon that you won’t be able to do.’

Apr 10, 2017

From left, Don Boyce, J.D., deputy assistant secretary in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Chris Kratochvil, M.D., associate vice chancellor for clinical research, tour the visual simulation hub.