Sarah Hankin UNMC strategic communications

Gold U winner Renner keeps the wheels turning

Tina Renner has served 23 years in administrative roles for UNMC’s police and public safety department.

Oct 3, 2025

Tina Renner

Anesthesiology launches new research program

Peter Pellegrino, MD, PhD, is the inaugural director of the Anesthesiology Clinical and Translational Research Program.

Oct 2, 2025

Peter Ricci Pellegrino, MD, PhD

New med students praise preparedness program

The weeklong program tackles identified areas of need for new students.

Sep 23, 2025

The program is designed to provide advice on how to succeed in medical school.

New med students praise preparedness program

Weeklong program aims to tackle identified areas of need for new students.

Sep 8, 2025

The program is designed to provide advice on how to succeed in medical school.

CRNA spotlight: Kayleigh Lewandowski

Kayleigh Lewandowski is a new certified nurse anesthetist with the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.

Sep 2, 2025

Kayleigh Lewandowski, DNAP

Lieberman grant fuels study on cannabis use, HIV and brain aging

Biju Bhargavan, PhD, a researcher with the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, is exploring how chronic cannabis use may affect the aging brain in people living with HIV (PLWH), thanks to support from a Lieberman Research Pilot Grant.

Sep 2, 2025

Biju Bhargavan, PhD

Anesthesiology launches new clinical and translational research program

The UNMC Department of Anesthesiology has appointed Peter Pellegrino, MD, PhD, as the inaugural director of the newly established Anesthesiology Clinical and Translational Research Program (ACTRP).

Sep 2, 2025

Peter Ricci Pellegrino, MD, PhD

Former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, visits UNMC

Dr. Adams, who served as the U.S. Surgeon General from 2017 to 2021, said academic medical centers prepare the next generation of health professionals and drive the research and innovation that will shape patient care.

Sep 2, 2025

Jerome Adams, MD, and Cale Kassel, MD

Dr. Harris recognized with prestigious award

Lynda Harris, PhD, received the Andrée Gruslin Award from International Federation of Placenta Associations.

Aug 26, 2025

Lynda Harris, PhD

Brig. Gen. John Andrus, MD, visits UNMC

Gen. Andrus serves as joint staff surgeon and is senior medical advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, while his son is a UNMC resident.

Aug 13, 2025

At right, Joint Staff Surgeon Brigadier General John Andrus, MD, who serves as senior medical advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with his son, Jacob Andrus, DO, a UNMC resident in family medicine and a captain in the U.S. Air Force