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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday April 19, 2020 ( 8 items )  

Doctor of Public Health Program Approved at University of Nebraska Medical Center
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 18 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: On Friday, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the creation of a Doctor of Public Health program in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health. The Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) is a professional doctoral degree program designed to prepare public health practitioners for high-level leadership positions to make a difference in the fields of publi  more

International Interior Design Association College of Fellows Announces 2020 Inductees
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- The International Interior Design Association issued the following news release on April 16: IIDA is pleased to announce the induction of six IIDA members into the prestigious IIDA College of Fellows. This year's honorees are Katherine Ankerson, FIIDA, dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Carol Bentel, FIIDA, partner at Bentel & Bentel Architects; William Bouchey, FIIDA, director of design and interiors at HOK; Jordan Goldstei  more

Platte Institute Calls on Congress to Fix Federal CARES Act
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 15 -- The Platte Institute issued the following news release: The Platte Institute and the North Carolina-based John Locke Foundation are leading a coalition of state policy groups calling on Congress to provide additional financial flexibility for states and local governments in the federal CARES Act relief package. Platte Institute CEO Jim Vokal and John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke submitted a letter this morning to U.S. House and Senate leadership co-signed by thin  more

Platte Institute: Ernie Goss & Scott Strain Join Webinar on Economic Impact of COVID-19
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 17 -- The Platte Institute issued the following news release: The Platte Institute will host a webinar with Economists Ernie Goss, Ph.D. and Scott Strain, M.S. on the economic impact of COVID-19 on Nebraska. An event flyer is attached. The webinar will be held on Zoom on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11 a.m. Central Time. Registration is required at PlatteInstitute.org/Webinar. The program may be recorded for broadcast and will be available for download. Q&A will be avail  more

Platte Institute: Ernie Goss & Scott Strain Track Nebraska Economic Impact of COVID-19
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 14 -- The Platte Institute issued the following news release: The Platte Institute is releasing the first report in a series on the economic impact of COVID-19 in Nebraska. Creighton University's Ernie Goss and senior economist and University of Nebraska-Omaha adjunct professor Scott Strain are the co-authors of the reports, which will model jobs, economic activity, and tax receipts lost in Nebraska as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Directed Health Measure imp  more

University of Nebraska Medical Center Among Few to Offer Master of Diagnostic Cytology
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 18 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved Friday the creation of a Master of Diagnostic Cytology program within the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Allied Health Professions. The change will be effective with the class entering fall 2022, making UNMC only the seventh cytotechnology program nationwide to offer a master's degree. UNMC currently has a postbaccalaur  more

University of Nebraska Medical Center: Coronavirus Topic of April 21 Science Cafe
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 15 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health, will discuss coronavirus (COVID-19) on April 21 at 10 a.m. as part of the Omaha Science Cafe series. To continue social distancing this Science Cafe will be offered via Facebook Live which can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/ScienceCafeNE/ Dr. Khan's professional career has focused o  more

University of Nebraska Medical Center: Newest Innovation Captures Virus, Protects Health Care Providers
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 17 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Beginning Wednesday, April 15, Nebraska Medical Center will use a new device, called an Infectious Aerosol Capture Mask (IACM), to capture exhaled aerosolized particles at their source from patients. Approved by the Nebraska Medicine Innovation Committee, the hospital plans to initially deploy the IACM, developed by Steven Lisco, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, in the o  more