Kelsey Kirk

Registration open for 20th annual Walk and Roll for Disabilities

The Walk and Roll for Disabilities, a fundraiser hosted by the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities, helps to ensure adults with disabilities have recreational activities at their fingertips.

Jan 24, 2024

Participants take a lap around Oakview Mall during the 2022 Walk and Roll for Disabilities.

UNMC confers more than 400 degrees during winter commencement

Diplomas were conferred on more than 400 University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Dec. 15. Addressing the graduates at the ceremony, UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, said: “This day reminds me, and hopefully reminds all of you, that achievement of a goal, particularly a lifetime-defining goal, takes talent, it takes time, it takes […]

Jan 4, 2024

Winter camp brings taste of summer to MMI

MMI’s winter camp, which runs five days a week for two weeks, serves more than 140 families.

Jan 3, 2024

Staffers help a camper swim during winter camp at MMI. Campers also got to make crafts and snacks, and play games.

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

Director’s message: MMI’s Speech-Language Pathology Department offers unique, diverse care

In Susan Fager’s six months with MMI, she’s proud to be part of the dynamic and growing department that is driven by the needs of the individuals served.

Dec 27, 2023

Susan Fager, PhD, director of MMI Department of Speech-Language Pathology

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.