{"id":19515,"date":"2002-10-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-10-30T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2002\/10\/30\/homeland-security-director-to-visit-unmc-friday\/"},"modified":"2002-10-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2002-10-30T06:00:00","slug":"homeland-security-director-to-visit-unmc-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2002\/10\/30\/homeland-security-director-to-visit-unmc-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeland Security director to visit UNMC Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RidgeTom.jpg\" border=\"2\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"> Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge will visit Nebraska Friday for briefings on homeland security efforts, including bioterrorism-related projects at UNMC. <\/p>\n<p>Ridge, former governor of Pennsylvania, was appointed to his federal position following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re extremely excited for the opportunity to show our expertise in bioterrorism preparedness to Gov. Ridge, firsthand,&#8221; said UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D. &#8220;UNMC is a national leader in bioterrorism preparedness, and we have the capability to do more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ridge&#8217;s visit to UNMC is expected to last around two hours. During this time, Gov. Mike Johanns and other state officials will brief Ridge on the state&#8217;s bioterrorism preparedness strategies. A news conference also is planned.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Hinrichs, M.D., director of the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory and a UNMC faculty member, will inform Ridge about UNMC&#8217;s expertise in bioterrorism preparedness. Dr. Hinrichs said that UNMC is proposing a bioterrorism preparedness laboratory on campus that would augment the work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In addition to our expertise at UNMC, there are several factors that make Omaha the best place to locate strategic activities,&#8221; Dr. Hinrichs said. &#8220;Our location, as well as our communication capability and the support we have from community leaders, are key assets that make UNMC the logical location for the facility.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>Several community and governmental leaders will be on hand Friday when Ridge visits the campus, Dr. Maurer said. That group is expected to include members of Nebraska&#8217;s Congressional delegation, the governor and Lt. Gov. 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