Month: July 2025

HICSA nurse wins Positive Image in Nursing award

Lori Davitt, RN, was honored by her peers with the Positive Image in Nursing Award. Davitt received the award during a “Celebrate Nursing” event on May 3, 2025, at the Scott Conference Center in Omaha. “I was really surprised I got the award because I just come to work and do my job,” Davitt said. […]

Jul 17, 2025

Record six interns begin training in Department of Psychiatry

The largest group of psychiatry interns has started their training in the department. On July 1, 2025, Sadie Keesler, MD; Andrew Leavitt, MD; Hannah Manoj, MD; Hitesh Rai, DO; Nikhil Rajulapati, MD; and Meena Sreedhara, MD, became the newest members of the UNMC Department of Psychiatry Residency Program. The residency program currently has a program-high […]

Jul 17, 2025

UNMC Psychiatry Department Leads the Way at ADMSEP 2025

Ten members of the UNMC psychiatry community traveled to Boston for the annual Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP) Conference June 19-21, 2025.  The UNMC Department of Psychiatry plays a significant leadership role at ADMSEP as the only institution with 2 past presidents (Dr. Carl Greiner, Dr. Howard Liu). The 2025 […]

Jul 17, 2025

Why a Nebraska man says he forgives his son-in-law for killing his daughter and grandsons

By Dan Crisler World-Herald staffwriter EUSTIS, NEBRASKA — Lane Kugler has forgiven his son-in-law for stabbing to death his only daughter. He holds no grudge for the killing of his two teenage grandsons. He speaks compassionately about the 42-year-old who, after killing his family, turned the knife on himself.  But for the mental health system […]

Jul 17, 2025