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New faculty spotlight: Joshua Abels, MD

Joshua Abels, MD, is a new faculty member at UNMC.

Aug 24, 2026

Joshua Abels, MD, headshot

STAR fellowship program marks fifth year with summer research presentations

“Five years in, this program has grown from a handful of students into a real pipeline of future scientists,” Dr. Yelamanchili said. “Every summer, I’m struck by how much these students accomplish in just 10 weeks, and how much curiosity and drive they bring to the lab.”

Aug 24, 2026

Auspy Li, poses with mentor Lie Gao, MD, PhD, during poster sessions.

Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD, honored with NU’s top teaching award

Dr. Duhachek-Stapelman was presented with the award at the Aug. 13th Board of Regents meeting.

Aug 19, 2026

Amy Duhachek-Stapelman, MD

Gold U: Elker keeps students at center of course design

Public health instructional designer was honored at the Aug. 13 Regents meeting.

Aug 17, 2026

April Elker

‘Full circle’ moment as SHPEP program ends

This summer’s Summer Health Professions Education Program cohort was the last, but UNMC pathway initiatives remain strong.

Aug 6, 2026

This summer’s SHPEP staff and scholar cohort included (back row from left) Lazaro Adame-Lopez, Miranda Gomez and Stephanie Vuong; (front row from left) Abhisri Narayanan, Kayla Boateng; UNMC program manager Sonja Tutsch-Bryant, PhD; and Aly Al Sharief.

Candidate Taylor Royal tours UNMC

Royal, of Bennington, is running for Nebraska Legislative District 18.

Jul 29, 2026

Taylor Royal, left, talks with Jaime Boyko of iEXCEL during his tour.

Anesthesiology celebrates three endowed faculty positions

The department recognized the Lieberman Endowed Chair, the Lisco Distinguished Professorship and the Johnson Chair in Critical Care.

Jul 27, 2026

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine, and the Lieberman Chair, Andrew Patterson, MD, PhD, chair of the department of anesthesiology

Candidate Jess Goldoni visits UNMC

Goldoni toured the Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center housed at the Davis Global Center and the iEXCEL program.

Jul 27, 2026

Jess Goldoni toured the Davis Global Center with (at left) Jeff Kratz, UNMC's director of government relations, and the Training, Simulation and Quarantine Center with Dossy Felts, associate director of operations for the Global Center for Health Security.

25 years building a stronger rural health workforce

The Nebraska Area Health Education Center marks its 25th anniversary this year and its commitment to rural Nebraska.

Jul 17, 2026

Jeffrey Harrison, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine and director of the Nebraska AHEC program

Faculty promotions

The UNMC Department of Anesthesiology is proud to recognize the following promotions, effective July 1.

Jun 29, 2026

Maria Michaelis, MD