Munroe-Meyer Institute

UNMC for the record, April 14, 2023

News items on the Kinman Oldfield Award, the World Autism Day Celebration, a wellness planning webinar and campus retirements.

Apr 14, 2023

Paul Trippier, PhD

Outstanding faculty: Bethany Hansen, PhD

Dr. Hansen is an associate director in the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Department of Pediatric Feeding.

Apr 13, 2023

Bethany Hansen, PhD

Camp Munroe seeks volunteers for summer

Student volunteers, who must be 13 or older, will help supervise campers.

Apr 13, 2023

Volunteers are needed for Camp Munroe's summer session.

A champion for child speech therapy, Laikko is Gold U winner

Paul Laikko has been a speech-language pathologist at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for 35 years.

Apr 7, 2023

Paul Laikko

Finding Hannah’s Voice

The UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute’s RiteCare Clinic in Hastings is teaching a 5-year-old girl the speech skills to match her outgoing personality – and highlighting the importance of that therapy to central and western Nebraska.

Apr 5, 2023

Dr. Godfrey honored as UNMC’s Varner Educator Laureate

Maurice Godfrey, PhD, opens up possibilities in the health sciences with outreach to Native American communities.

Mar 30, 2023

Maurice Godfrey, PhD

Nebraska Medicine making masks optional, beginning April 3

UNMC’s clinical partner is announcing a shift from its universal mask policy to allow for flexibility and discretion in encounters with patients.

Mar 27, 2023

SAPA collaborates on ‘Deaf-Centric Hospital’

The group will team with a local Deaf community organization for an event aimed at health profession students.

Mar 15, 2023

Bailey Reigle

MMI, UCP of Nebraska offer Tech Tools Library

The library contains modified toys, sensory aids, an array of adaptive switches and more.

Mar 14, 2023

An MMI therapist and her guest use a toy from the Tech Tools Library.

Meyer Foundation’s Walk & Roll ‘family’ sets new record

About 400 people, the most ever, turned out for the annual event, which raises funds for adult programs at MMI.

Mar 13, 2023

More than 400 community members gathered March 5 for the 19th annual Walk & Roll for Disabilities.