College News

Two University of Oklahoma College of Medicine faculty members, Mary Moon, Ph.D., and Priyabrata Mukherjee, Ph.D., were honored recently for their excellence in teaching and research. Moon received the 2026 Stanton L. Young Master Teacher Award, and Mukherjee received the Stanton L. Young Excellence in Research Award.

Recently published research from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Tulsa proposes a new model to explain why nightmares can persist over time in children and how therapy can be designed to break that cycle.

Ian F. Dunn, M.D., executive dean of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and chief physician executive for OU Health, the university’s health care partner, has been named to a one-year term with the Council of Deans Administrative Board with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

A hormone that reverses obesity in mice appears to work by signaling to a brain region involved in metabolism and appetite regulation, the same area targeted by the popular GLP-1 drugs. The finding, from University of Oklahoma researchers, is published in Cell Reports.

Cheers and happy tears filled campuses in Oklahoma City and Tulsa as 161 members of the OU College of Medicine Class of 2026 learned where they will be training for their residencies. The occasion was Match Day, a pivotal milestone that helps shape the future of the state’s health care workforce.