Kelsey Kirk UNMC strategic communications

Customized training sessions aid other educators

The goal is to continue working with early childhood centers and afterschool programs, while also expanding into new training areas and positively impacting more students.

Oct 15, 2025

Kari Price leads a training exercise at the Learning Community Center of North Omaha.

Solness helps NICU parents cope with stress, supports infant development

Cara Solness, PhD, assistant professor in the Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Psychology, works in the NICU to help parents navigate the stressors of having their infant hospitalized.

Oct 14, 2025

Cara Solness, PhD, assistant professor in the MMI Department of Pyschology

Cornhole offers confidence, fun in new MMI league

More than a dozen teams participated in the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s unified cornhole offering through Special Olympics Nebraska.

Oct 14, 2025

Matt Frohm launches a bean bag toward a cornhole board in the gym at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Virtual reality offers healthy challenge to camp participants

The Munroe-Meyer Institute’s HABIT Camp brought an added element – four campers participated using brain-computer interface.

Sep 16, 2025

Connor Strobel plays a virtual reality game during HABIT camp at the Munroe-Meyer Institute. The camp is designed to allow children with cerebral palsy and other conditions to work on using both hands to complete a task in the form of play.

One in three can’t escape anxiety and depression of early sobriety

Study co-author Jennifer Blackford, PhD, suggests tracking emotions in early alcohol treatment could help prevent relapse.

Sep 8, 2025

Jennifer Blackford, PhD

Virtual reality offers healthy challenge to HABIT Camp participants

A 10-day session of HABIT Camp at MMI brought an added element. Four campers participated using brain-computer interface.

Aug 27, 2025

Connor Strobel plays a virtual reality game during HABIT camp at the Munroe-Meyer Institute. The camp is designed to allow children with cerebral palsy and other conditions to work on using both hands to complete a task in the form of play.

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon visits Munroe-Meyer Institute

The tour provided a look at services, training and research done at the institute.

Aug 25, 2025

Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, dean and director of the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute, led the tour for U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, which was also joined by UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD.

MMI’s Lego Camp teaches motor and social skills

This was the third Lego Camp, hosted by the Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Department of Occupational Therapy.

Aug 21, 2025

George Robertson decorates a makeshift riverbank with Lego creations during the Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Occupational Therapy's Lego Camp.

Volunteer spots open for Trick or Treat event

Sign-ups for the Oct. 19 event are open now. Options include reserving a station to decorate and pass out candy or serving as a volunteer.

Aug 19, 2025

A bucket of candy and treats during a Munroe-Meyer Institute trick or treat event

MMI’s Camp Munroe a ‘well-oiled machine’ for summer fun

Campers look forward to busy days at Camp Munroe, packed with art, music, swimming, cooking and other activities.

Aug 19, 2025

Finn Sully, a recreational technician at MMI, sits next to Luisa Brandt, 9. The two were camp buddies for the day.
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