Tom O'Connor
A reception for Irving Zucker, Ph.D., who is stepping down as chair of cellular and integrative physiology department will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 7 in The Restaurant on the first floor of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
Jan 21, 2019
![A reception for Irving Zucker, Ph.D., who is stepping down as chair of cellular and integrative physiology department will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 7 in The Restaurant on the first floor of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Zucker_sm.jpg)
Faculty, staff invited to attend Feb. 15 well-being symposium
Elevating the Conversation Symposium on Feb. 15 will provide insights into how to best manage issues of stress and burnout.
Jan 21, 2019
![Nancy Nankivil of the American Medical Association will discuss how people in the health professions can improve their well-being.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Nankivil1214.jpg)
COM resident program director of the month
Med/peds residency program director loves cats, kickboxing and recipe tasting.
Jan 21, 2019
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Ten new faculty have joined the College of Medicine, including one associate professor, eight assistant professors and one instructor.
Jan 21, 2019
![Alan Richards, MD, is an associate professor in the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Richards.jpg)
World-renowned UNMC pathologist, Sonny Johansson, M.D., Ph.D., dies at age 76
His expertise included kidney, thyroid disease as well as head and neck cancer
Jan 15, 2019
![Sonny Johansson, M.D., Ph.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Sonny_JohannsonCROP.jpg)
University of Nebraska partners with Dept. of Defense to develop drug therapies
Goal is to protect military service members from effects of radiation exposure
Jan 14, 2019
![Rebecca Oberley Deegan, Ph.D., UNMC, Kenneth Bayles, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for basic science research at UNMC, and David Berkowitz, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, are three of the key NU scientists involved in a project with the U.S. Department of Defense to develop drugs that would protect U.S. troops from radiation exposure.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/DeeganBaylesBerkowitz.jpg)
UNMC boosts research stature by adding most advanced MRI scanner in Nebraska
Allows UNMC to compete with elite institutions, better understand complexities of brain
Jan 9, 2019
![The new research-dedicated MRI will allow UNMC to compete with elite research institutions around the country and should help the medical center bring in millions of more dollars in research funding.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/MRI1.jpg)
UNMC, DCHD working with Omaha pharmacies on vaccine campaign
Two-year campaign made possible by $300,000 anonymous donation to NU Foundation
Jan 4, 2019
![Don Klepser, Ph.D., UNMC College of Pharmacy, and Shannon Maloney, Ph.D., UNMC College of Public Health, are co-principal investigators on the vaccine campaign in the greater Omaha area geared to adolescent-aged children.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Klepser_Maloney.jpg)
American to be monitored at Medical Center after possible Ebola exposure
Monitoring at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine could last up to two weeks.
Dec 29, 2018
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As farmers age, physical changes can lead to greater injury risk
Weakened bones, slower reflexes, changes in memory, vision and hearing can take a toll
Dec 20, 2018
![Photo Credit: Jake Rogers Photography, http://www.jakerogersphoto.com/](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/AgingFarmer.jpg)