Tom O'Connor

New faculty

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.

COM resident of the month

General surgery resident has run one marathon but vows to never run another.

Jan 21, 2019

Research highlights

Tony Wilson, Ph.D., landed a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue his cutting-edge brain research.

Jan 21, 2019

Tony Wilson, Ph.D., speaks at the Jan. 9 news conference to announce that UNMC/Nebraska Medicine have installed a new MRI that will be dedicated to research.

A message from the deanĀ 

UNMC investment in research-dedicated MRI will allow investigators to compete with elite research institutions while bringing in millions of dollars in new research funding.

Jan 21, 2019

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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