Let
M
M
denote a finitely generated module over a Noetherian ring
R
R
. For an ideal
I
⊂
R
I \subset R
there is a study of the endomorphisms of the local cohomology module
H
I
g
(
M
)
,
g
=
g
r
a
d
e
(
I
,
M
)
,
H^g_I(M), g = grade(I,M),
and related results. Another subject is the study of left derived functors of the
I
I
-adic completion
Λ
i
I
(
H
I
g
(
M
)
)
\Lambda ^I_i(H^g_I(M))
, motivated by a characterization of Gorenstein rings given in [25]. This provides another Cohen-Macaulay criterion. The results are illustrated by several examples. There is also an extension to the case of homomorphisms of two different local cohomology modules.