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ABA PhD program ranked top in country

The UNMC and Munroe-Meyer Institute’s PhD Program in ABA has been ranked the top in the country by Applied Behavior Analysis Programs Guide.

Jan 2, 2024

Nicole Rodriguez, PhD, director of the MMI PhD Program in ABA

Alice Shillingsburg joins UNMC chancellor on ‘Rural Health Matters’

Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, director of the integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at MMI, talked about autism spectrum disorder, particularly in rural America.

Dec 27, 2023

Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, director of integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at MMI

Jennifer Blackford named chair of NIH study section

Jennifer Blackford, PhD, director of research at the Munroe-Meyer Institute, was named chair of a National Institutes of Health study section.

Dec 27, 2023

Jennifer Blackford, PhD, director of research at the Munroe-Meyer Institute

UNMC ice rink to open Dec. 8

The rink is open to the general public and the UNMC community, and the skating season will run through Feb. 11.

Dec 5, 2023

Nebraska State Sen. John Cavanaugh tours MMI

Nebraska State Sen. John Cavanaugh visited the Munroe-Meyer Institute and received an overview of programming and services provided to clients across the state.

Dec 4, 2023

State Sen. John Cavanaugh, left, and Melonie Welsh, MMI's director of community engagement, look at the history wall at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Family grateful for ACT Clinic bringing son ‘out of his shell’

George Robertson’s family saw a “night and day” difference in the boy by the time he graduated from one of MMI’s ACT Clinics.

Nov 20, 2023

George Robertson poses for a photo on the first day of kindergarten. MMI's ACT Clinic helped to prepare the Gretna boy for school.

MMI Voices: A family’s journey at MMI

The amount of support and compassion Joy Beatie’s family has received from team members at MMI has been “invaluable.”

Nov 20, 2023

Joy Beatie, MMI parent

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.

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. (Photo by Nicholas Harnack, 55th Wing Public Affairs, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska)

Director’s message: Getting through the gatherings with picky eaters

Gatherings with extended family and friends can be especially stressful when you have a child who is a picky eater or has a pediatric feeding disorder.

Nov 2, 2023

Amy Drayton, PhD, director of MMI Pediatric Feeding Disorders