Leading the way in fighting antimicrobial resistance
The university is helping to lead a new national institute addressing antimicrobial resistance, a major global health concern that leaves 2 million people sick annually in the U.S. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges announced in July that Nebraska, Iowa State University, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Iowa would establish the Institute for Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education, whose mission is to implement the recommendations of a joint APLU and AAVMC report addressing how veterinarians, physicians and other scientists can address antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Rodney Moxley, Charles Bessey Professor of veterinary medicine and biomedical sciences, will provide leadership in the institute.