John Keenan

From UNMC Today

Immune transformation shows promise for Parkinson’s disease, and other stories from UNMC Today you may have missed.

May 26, 2021

From left, the research team included Howard Gendelman, MD, Pamela Santamaria, MD, R. Lee Mosley, PhD, and Katherine Olson, PhD, released a paper showing the promising effects of immunes transportation on Parkinson's disease.

Resident program director of the month

Shannon Lynch, MD, is the residency program director for ophthalmology.

May 26, 2021

Shannon Lynch, MD

New faculty

Nine new faculty members have joined the UNMC College of Medicine.

May 26, 2021

Karim El-Kersh, MD

COM employee of the month

Rob Hansen is a research grants administrator in the College of Medicine.

May 26, 2021

Rob Hansen

A convocation to remember

Untraditional, but memorable — college held in-person convocation with safety measures in place.

May 26, 2021

Convocation drew about 120 medical students -- now MDs -- and their guests, all masked with appropriate social distancing.

Chancellor’s forum to be held today

Ted Cieslak, MD, interim executive director for health security, will join Dr. Gold at the 1:30 p.m. forum.

May 26, 2021

From left, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Ted Cieslak, MD, interim executive director for health security

Dr. Meza to lead UNMC’s Health Security Office

Jane Meza, PhD, will continue to serve in health security role at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, as well.

May 26, 2021

Jane Meza, PhD, will assume the role of interim executive director for health security for UNMC.

LiveGreen: Energy curtailment

Reducing unnecessary energy use in hot weather has many benefits.

May 25, 2021

Retirement event for Dr. Cieslak set for May 26

Ted Cieslak, MD, helped steer campus through COVID-19 pandemic.

May 25, 2021

Ted Cieslak, MD

UNMC ‘HEROES’ statewide training resumes

Statewide emergency preparedness program now scheduling training.

May 25, 2021

The HEROES mobile simulation unit pulls up to a rural hospital for training.