News & Events

• Jesse Bell, PhD was a guest on the Daugherty Water for Food Podcast on an episode titled, “Impacts of Climate Change in the U.S.”     
• Jesse Bell, PhD was featured in an article from NASA on the recent release of air quality data on the NASA TEMPO satellite. (5/30/24)

• Kristina Kinziger, PhD was featured by KETV for her work on the post-tornado assessment conducted in Washington County, NE. (5/17/24)     
• Kristina Kintziger, PhD was highlighted by KETV for work on improving heat alerts through better data with the Nebraska Environmental Public Health Tracking Program. (6/20/24)
• Kristina Kintziger, PhD was interviewed by WOWT in an article titled, “UNMC Study Reveals Major Heat Disparity in Parts of Omaha”. (8/27/24)    

• Yeongjin Gwon, PhD wrote a research summary titled, “Severe Drought Increases Mortality Risk in the Northern Rockies and Plains” for the National Integrated Drought Information System’s “Dry Times” newsletter. (3/6/24)

• Study Finds Regional and Demographic Increases of Respiratory Mortality During Drought (8/23/23) 

• Rachel Lookadoo, JD, Jesse Bell, PhD, and Summer Woolsey, MPH were featured in an article from the National Integrated Drought Information System for their work on the Drought and Health Messaging Framework.   (4/24/24) 
• Rachel Lookadoo, JD, Jesse Bell, PhD, and Summer Woolsey, MPH were highlighted for the drought and health framework on UNMC Today.  (5/8/24)
• A hotter, drier future could change how we eat, how we breathe and where we get our water (2/19/23)