Munroe-Meyer Institute
MMI was in Omaha family’s corner to provide resources
The Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Autism Care for Toddlers clinic was an important player for the Stottle family. “It’s good to have someone in your corner and that’s been Munroe-Meyer.”
Apr 30, 2024
![Von Stottle, a graduate of MMI's Autism Care for Toddlers Clinic, is now 10 and goes to school, can stay home alone and make himself meals.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Von-2-900x600.jpg)
Munroe-Meyer Guild’s 55th annual Garden Walk set for June 9
The public can tour seven gardens across southwest and west Omaha; tickets go on sale this week.
Apr 30, 2024
![The Munroe-Meyer Guild's Garden Walk supports innovative programming and research at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GardenWalk2019060823-900x600.jpg)
Early childhood policy expert Linda Smith to join Buffett Institute
Smith will become the institute’s first director of policy and hold a faculty role at the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute.
Apr 26, 2024
![Linda Smith](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/LindaSmith042624.jpg)
ITEACH Awards honor contributions to student life
Students, student organizations, staff and faculty members were recognized at a ceremony April 17.
Apr 25, 2024
![As keynote speakers, Ashley Farrens, trauma program manager at Nebraska Medicine, and (at left) Charity Evans, MD, chief of the division of acute care surgery, shared their work with the hospital-based violence prevention programs Dusk to Dawn and ENCOMPASS Omaha.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iTEACHAwards042524-900x600.jpg)
Camp Munroe seeking volunteers
Camp Munroe once again will bring seven weeks of summer camp for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities to the Munroe-Meyer Institute beginning in June.
Apr 24, 2024
![Volunteers are needed for seven weeks of Camp Munroe this summer.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Camp0423-900x600.jpg)
Director’s message: Running, walking and rolling to success
Our department prioritizes wellbeing by organizing additional outlets for wellness and team building on a regular basis. One of those outlets, the Run/Walk/Roll Club, is open to all of you, too!
Apr 19, 2024
![Tara Fahmie, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/01_14_2021TaraFahmie022-900x600.jpg)
MMI, Union Pacific convert 11 toy cars for kids with mobility issues
Pint-sized drivers nabbed new rides — adapted toy cars to enable increased mobility — courtesy of GoBabyGo! Nebraska and volunteers from Union Pacific.
Apr 19, 2024
![Marlow Bluvas, 2, takes a spin around Union Pacific headquarters in her newly modified toy car.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_8410-900x600.jpg)
MMI partnership offers families a judgment-free dining experience
The Munroe-Meyer Institute partnered with Autism Eats to offer families with children on the autism spectrum a judgment-free dining experiences.
Apr 19, 2024
![Georgia Ryba, respite care associate at MMI](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/03_24_2022_GeorgiaRyba019RT-900x600.jpg)
Dr. Gold marks a decade of growth, with more on the way
In his state-of-the-campus address, Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, thanked ‘all of you’ for seeing through the med center’s exceptional accomplishments.
Apr 18, 2024
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, gives his annual state-of-the-campus address Tuesday.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DrGoldFacultyMeeting1041824-900x600.jpg)
MMI to participate in multicenter NIH research project
The Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Jennifer Blackford, PhD, will lead one of four research projects tied to the grant.
Apr 18, 2024
![Jennifer Blackford, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/JenniferBlackford102023-900x600.jpg)