Creighton University Biology

Creighton professors aren’t on summer break. They’re doing important research.

Amy Worthington is looking at parasites and the way they control the behavior of their hosts.

Find out about her fascinating research: https://creigh.to/3xmLmqb

Congratulations Bio-Neuro-EVS graduates. You made it!

Today, Creighton University celebrated a ceremonial groundbreaking for the CL Werner Center for Health Sciences Education, a new facility that will dramatically change the west side of campus.

Expected to open in fall 2023, the $75 million, 130,000-square-foot CL Werner Center will serve as the new home of the School of Medicine and as an interprofessional hub for all Creighton health sciences schools and colleges. The building will stand near the I-480 and U.S. Highway 75 interchange at Cuming Street.

Named for CL and Rachel Werner, longtime Creighton supporters who announced the transformational investment in February, the new five-story facility will bring Creighton’s entire campus east of U.S. Highway 75. The University will sell the property west of the highway occupied by the Cardiac Center, the Boyne Building and the Bio-Information Center, reducing the University’s footprint by 220,000 square feet.

“The CL Werner Center will be a striking new front door to the west side of campus and a beacon of our strength in interprofessional teaching and learning for the health sciences,” said Creighton President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD. “It will serve as a symbol of the connections we are making at Creighton — between our spaces, between our disciplines, and with the people we care for.”

Soon to be the nation’s largest Catholic health professions educator, Creighton has built a national reputation as a leader in preparing students for interprofessional patient care — an approach shown to improve quality of care and patient outcomes while decreasing costs.

The CL Werner Center will further the University’s excellence in this area. The facility will bring together medical, nursing, physician assistant, occupational therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, behavioral health and other students to train and learn with — and from — each other. The collaborative environment features a centralized interdisciplinary simulation center and active group classrooms.

Creighton’s Translational Hearing Center has received the largest NIH grant in the university’s history. The center was awarded a $10.8 million grant to help translate hearing loss research into practical therapies.

Read more: http://www.creighton.edu/publicrelations/newscenter/news/2021/march2021/march52021/steygernihgrantnr030521/

Creighton plans to host in-person commencement ceremonies in May for its Omaha campus.

Graduates and a limited number of guests will be able to attend commencement and professional hooding ceremonies, which also will be livestreamed.

Each graduate will be allocated no more than two tickets for guests. However, please note that Creighton will be flexible in the planning and implementation of these ceremonies based on the most current national, state and local government and public health guidelines, and COVID-19 infection rates nationally and locally.

All graduates and guests will be required to follow Creighton’s COVID-19 Community Standards, which include not participating in or attending events if you are ill or if you have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 within 14 days of the event. Participants and guests will also be required to wear a face covering, maintain proper social distancing and practice good hand hygiene.

Specific ceremony details are being finalized. More information will be shared soon.

Creighton researchers find "what works" against COVID-19.

Creighton and CHI Health researchers have produced a study that identifies effective medications for treating COVID-19 and corroborates findings that the disease has disproportionately affected minority populations.

Read about their discoveries: http://www.creighton.edu/publicrelations/newscenter/news/2021/february2021/february122021/covid19therapeuticswhatworks/

Creighton residents and fellows are a ‘shining light’ during the pandemic, playing a vital role in the crisis.

They’re working tirelessly on the front lines to care for those patients and serve a critical need, showing true courage and commitment.

Read about how they’re making a difference: https://medschool.creighton.edu/news/creighton-residents-fellows-%E2%80%98shining-light%E2%80%99-pandemic

Creighton University COVID-19 vaccine clinic improves efficiency, as vaccine eligibility expands As many as 4,800 people were expected to move through the Creighton Rasmussen COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday alone.

Creighton students, faculty and staff helped vaccinate more than 1,500 members of the Omaha community yesterday.

Thank you to everyone who participated.