Tom O'Connor

Research Highlights

UNMC College of Medicine faculty received 12 grant awards representing more than $1.5 million in new funding during the month of September.

Dec 8, 2015

UNMC, Children’s team on NIH brittle bone study

Will chart progression of patients with osteogenesis imperfecta

Dec 7, 2015

Eric Rush, M.D.

UNMC College of Pharmacy dean receives prestigious Fellow designation

Recognized for his life-changing research with HIV/AIDS

Nov 30, 2015

Courtney Fletcher, Pharm.D.

$5 million Korff estate gift to advance prostate cancer research, treatments

Will be used to recruit top urology cancer specialists, obtain state-of-the-art equipment

Nov 18, 2015

Glenn Korff

UNMC rheumatologist suggests No. 1 arthritis drug is underutilized, underdosed

Physicians are switching patients to high-priced biologic agents much too soon

Nov 17, 2015

James O'Dell, M.D.

HIV/AIDS expert, Dr. Robert Gallo, to deliver Nov. 18 lecture at UNMC

Considered one of the most recognized scientists in the country

Nov 13, 2015

Robert Gallo, M.D.

Scotts’ latest donation takes aim at inflammatory bowel disease

Will create IBD Center, allow UNMC to hire world-class physicians, researchers

Nov 12, 2015

Bill and Ruth Scott

UNMC College of Public Health to hold open house on Nov. 13

Public invited to explore wide variety of career opportunities in public health

Nov 4, 2015

Aki Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the UNMC College of Public Health.

Refugee Health Fair set for Nov. 14 at Monroe Middle School

500 refugees expected to attend, receive free health screenings

Nov 3, 2015

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine launches Mind and Brain Health Labs

Driving simulation/mobile sensor systems will revolutionize neurosciences in Nebraska

Nov 2, 2015

Marv Welstead, a 94-year-old Fremont, Neb. man, drives the SENSEI simulator.