Jeff Robb UNMC strategic communications

MMI again earns selection as Nebraska’s UCEDD

The federal designation for the Munroe-Meyer Institute as Nebraska’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities for Education Research and Service dates to 1968.

Aug 3, 2022

Mark Shriver, PhD

MMI again earns selection as Nebraska’s UCEDD

The federal designation for the Munroe-Meyer Institute as Nebraska’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities for Education Research and Service dates to 1968.

Aug 1, 2022

Mark Shriver, PhD

Camp Munroe gives campers a wildlife experience

The popular Camp Munroe at the Munroe-Meyer Institute is marking its 40th year, and the Wildlife Encounters sessions held July 21 have become a favorite.

Aug 1, 2022

The red kangaroo from Wildlife Encounters made the rounds to greet Camp Munroe participants.

MMI’s Silver U Award winner: Sydney Norton

Norton, who joined MMI in 2019, is a speech-language pathologist and works at the RiteCare Clinic in Hastings.

Jul 30, 2022

Sydney Norton

MMI grant work with Winnebago Tribe in the spotlight

The University of Nebraska’s Buffett Early Childhood Institute has highlighted the grant work of Amy Encinger, PhD, of UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Jul 29, 2022

Amy Encinger, PhD

Forum today for VCR candidate Laurie Cutting, PhD

Faculty, staff and students are invited to hear from Dr. Cutting and ask questions during a campus forum from noon to 1 p.m.

Jul 12, 2022

Laurie Cutting, PhD, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Special Education, Psychology and Human Development, Radiologyand Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University

MMI offers students immersive research experience

For the first time, the Munroe-Meyer Institute is a site for the UNMC Summer Undergraduate Research Program.

Jul 12, 2022

Students in the Munroe-Meyer Institute's inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Program class are (from left): Toluwa Davies of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Margaret Kramer of Saint Louis University, Jessica Stump of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Katelyn Malick of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, Carter Welch of Midland University and Chethana Deeduvanu of Washington University in St. Louis.

Step-Up Omaha interns arrive at UNMC for the summer

Through the program, 10 students will get an introduction to the campus and a look at the possibilities available to them in the future.

Jul 7, 2022

From left to right are: Sarah Gloden Carlson, JD, UNMC's interim assistant vice chancellor and director for human resources; (front row) Step-Up interns Ne'Veah Washington Barnes, Jesslyn Smith, Jasmine Bogard, Taylor Bogard and Billiana Mekoum; Evelyn Grixby, UNMC's employee relations program coordinator; (back row left to right) Step-Up Omaha coaches Julia Livingston and Lakeisha Bonam; and Step-Up interns Randy Smith and Wallace Harper. Interns not pictured are Jurianny Carazo, Patience Miller and Jennifer Esqueda-Morales.

MMI offers students immersive research experience

For the first time, the Munroe-Meyer Institute is a site for the UNMC Summer Undergraduate Research Program.

Jul 5, 2022

Students in the Munroe-Meyer Institute's inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Program class are (from left): Toluwa Davies of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Margaret Kramer of Saint Louis University, Jessica Stump of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Katelyn Malick of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, Carter Welch of Midland University and Chethana Deeduvanu of Washington University in St. Louis.

Fifth finalist announced for vice chancellor of research

The candidate, Laurie Cutting, PhD, of Vanderbilt University, will meet the UNMC community in person and participate in a virtual forum July 12.

Jul 1, 2022