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Families, therapists take home adapted toys and new skills at workshop

MMI hosted an adaptive toy workshop at the Kiewit Luminarium as a community advocacy event during the American Physical Therapy Association Pediatrics Annual Conference.

Nov 16, 2023

Yuvan Khadgi, held by his father Naresh Khadgi, smiles at bubbles during an adaptive toy workshop&period;

Inside UNMC, Outreach

UNMC awarded federal emergency preparedness contract

UNMC experts will oversee a new regional Center for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response.

Nov 15, 2023

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs tours UNMC campus

Lester Martínez-López, MD, and Air Force officials toured the campus as part of an ongoing partnership between the military and the university.

Nov 10, 2023

Lester Martínez-López, MD, assistant secretary of defense for Health Affairs tours iEXCEL during a recent visit to the UNMC campus&period; (Photo by Nicholas Harnack, 55th Wing Public Affairs, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska)

Outreach

UNMC welcomes assistant secretary of defense for tour

Lester Martínez-López, MD, commends the healthy relationship between the university and U.S. Department of Defense.

Nov 10, 2023

Lester Martínez-López, MD, assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, tours iEXCEL and the Davis Global Center&period; (Photos by Nicholas Harnack, 55th Wing Public Affairs, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska)

Community, UNMC Community

Dr. Mirnics to accept prestigious award on behalf of SOI

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, sits on the board of Special Olympics International, which will receive the Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health.

Oct 31, 2023

Karoly Mirnics accepts prestigious award on behalf of Special Olympics International

Director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, accepted a major international award on behalf of Special Olympics International on Oct. 27 in New York City.

Oct 30, 2023

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute

Karoly Mirnics accepts award on behalf of Special Olympics International

Director of the Munroe-Meyer Institute Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, accepted a prestigious award on behalf of Special Olympics International on Oct. 27 in New York City.

Oct 26, 2023

MMI families invited to share what they’re thankful for this season

This fall and winter, during a time when many like to reflect on the past year, Munroe-Meyer Institute patients and families are invited to take a moment to share what makes they’re thankful for this season at the institute.

Oct 26, 2023

Kim Falk, president of the MMI Quality Council

Community, UNMC Community

Congressional staffers tour UNMC’s Davis Global Center

UNMC staff offer a firsthand look at some of the important federal initiatives on campus.

Oct 26, 2023

Staff members from the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills, or C-STARS, led congressional staffers through an exercise donning and doffing personal protective equipment during a tour of the Davis Global Center&period;

Trick-or-treat event draws more than 750 visitors

More than 750 guests attended the sixth annual trick-or-treat event, weaving through more than 30 trick-or-treat stations — manned by more than 100 volunteers — on the institute’s first floor.

Oct 25, 2023

Members of MMI's Physical Therapy Department stand at their booth during the trick-or-treat event&period; More than 750 guests visited more than 30 stations at the sixth annual event&period;