Tom O'Connor

Coming events

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. 

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.

COM resident program director of the month

Med/peds residency program director loves cats, kickboxing and recipe tasting.

Jan 21, 2019

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.

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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