Inside UNMC

NU announces 2025 recipients of President’s Excellence Awards

Three UNMC faculty are among the honorees for the most prestigious awards presented to faculty across the NU System.

Aug 14, 2025

Betsy Becker, DPT, PhD, Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, and Thanh Nguyen, PhD

New faculty spotlight: Sarosh Rana, MD

Dr. Rana is professor and chair of the UNMC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Aug 14, 2025

Sarosh Rana, MD

Jessi Delaney, selfless in her patient care, is Gold U winner

Delaney, a clinical study nurse coordinator with the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center’s Clinical Trials Office, will be honored at Thursday’s NU Board of Regents meeting.

Aug 13, 2025

Jessi Delaney

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

New faculty spotlight: Pranav Renavikar, MBBS

Dr. Renavikar is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Aug 13, 2025

Pranav Renavikar, MBBS

Reminder: Chancellor’s monthly forum is today

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, will host Stacey Coleman, inaugural president of UNMC’s Staff Advisory Council.

Aug 12, 2025

UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD

Former U.S. surgeon general’s visit is today

Jerome Adams, MD, who served as surgeon general from 2017 to 2021, will give a lecture at 11:30 a.m.

Aug 11, 2025

Jerome Adams, MD (Purdue University photo/John Underwood)

Tammie Vargo, DHA, is new chair of dental hygiene

Dr. Vargo began her new role with the UNMC College of Dentistry on July 1.

Aug 7, 2025

Tammie Vargo, DHA

UNMC welcomes new house officers

The med center welcomed 230 residents and fellows in July.

Aug 7, 2025

A residency orientation event was held at the Sorrell Center in June.

New faculty spotlight: Ketav Desai, MBBS

Dr. Desai is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology.

Aug 6, 2025

Ketav Desai, MBBS