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MMI’s bocce ball team ends season with success

MMI’s bocce ball team competed in Special Olympics Nebraska’s annual bocce ball tournament.

Aug 7, 2024

Rachel Mulligan throws a bocce ball during competition&period;

Volunteers keep camp rolling during summer

Volunteers, along with MMI staff, help to make Camp Munroe a success during the summer months.

Aug 7, 2024

A camper gets help from a buddy to touch a snake during a visit from Wildlife Encounters&period;

MMI Voices: Thrilled to keep telling your stories

I was already familiar with MMI from my newspaper days. Now, here I am. I’m lucky to still be writing about the inspiring people who call MMI home and their impactful work.

Aug 7, 2024

Nebraska Area Health Education Scholars Program graduates 58 students

The Nebraska Area Health Education Center Scholars Program, based at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, recently graduated 58 students. The two-year program, part of a national initiative, prepares health professions students to serve in rural and urban underserved areas of the state. The 2024 class of AHEC Scholars includes health professions students in such […]

Aug 5, 2024

3D map of Omaha is latest community art on display at MMI

The miniature paintings — done on small wooden tiles — are part of a collaborative art project between the Munroe-Meyer Institute and Autism Action Partnership.

Jul 26, 2024

Mini wooden tiles, decorated by community members, make up the latest public art project at the Munroe-Meyer Institute&period; Can you spot these items&colon; Spiderman, smiley faces, palm tree, cat, heart and flower&quest;

Community, UNMC Community

UNMC for the record, July 12, 2024

News items on the Munroe-Meyer Guild’s Garden Walk, a skywalk detour and campus food vendors for the week.

Jul 12, 2024

The 55th Annual Garden Walk drew nearly 1,200 guests through seven gardens&period;

Connie O’Neil remembered for kindness, belief in MMI programming

Connie O’Neil, who died in May at the age of 83, was the driving donor behind the aquatic center at MMI, one of the most popular parts of the new building.

Jul 8, 2024

Camp gives ‘day in the life’ look at MMI’s program areas

The camp, in its fourth year, is a way to expose students to different professions in the health and science fields.

Jul 1, 2024

This year's group of students in the Career Exploration Camp pose for a photo at MMI&period;

Training equips participants with advocacy skills

A group of individuals in the disability community now is better equipped to advocate for themselves and their community, following a training session held at the Munroe-Meyer Institute this summer.

Jun 28, 2024

Melanie Davis, advocate mentor with MMI's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

Occupational therapy camps offer life skills, confidence boost

The Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Occupational Therapy Summer Camp offers daily living skills among others and helps to build confidence in campers.

Jun 26, 2024

Leah Raak takes a turn whisking pudding ingredients together during a camp session&period;