Munroe-Meyer Institute

UNMC students named NASA Nebraska Fellows

Jamie Gehringer, Trent Werner and Melissa Parks honored for their research efforts.

Sep 21, 2016

Trent Werner and Melissa Parks

New UNMC students participate in ceremonies to mark beginning of professions

Ceremonies signify beginning of health careers for students in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Scottsbluff and Norfolk.

Sep 20, 2016

MMI backers helped enable ENABLE

MMI staff, board members worked to pass legislation, institute program.

Sep 14, 2016

Left to right: Jamie Gehringer, Denise Gehringer, Jacob Gehringer, Sen. Kate Bolz, District 29, Wayne Stuberg, Ph.D., Jeff Gehringer, Clark Lauritzen, executive vice president-corporate banking, wealth & investments, First National Bank, and Deborah Goodkin, managing director, savings plans, First National Bank.

MMI’s LEND program to continue making a difference

LEND provides interdisciplinary training opportunities for students who show leadership potential.

Sep 12, 2016

Cynthia Ellis, M.D.

UNMC student enrollment sets record for 16th straight year

Enrollment increases by 1.9 percent to 3,861 students

Sep 7, 2016

PT students on a roll with Go Baby Go event

Program modifies toy cars for children with mobility issues.

Aug 25, 2016

Santiago in his modified toy car.

Camp getting to be a HABIT at MMI

In its second year, the Hand, Arm, Bimanual Intensive Training (HABIT) Day Camp still is proving popular.

Aug 16, 2016

Occupational therapist Holly Dixon, left, works with camper Tatum Dibbern at the HABIT Day Camp.

UNMC for the record

News and notes from the UNMC community.

Aug 12, 2016

UNMC works to custom-make cars for children with various physical conditions

Madeline Hauschild, 3, was one of seven kids who got a chance to move around on their own with a push of a button. She was born with cerebral palsy, limiting her mobility.

Aug 11, 2016

Children with little mobility get some vroom to maneuver thanks to modified batt

On Wednesday, Madeline, 3, received a battery-operated toy car modified so that she could sit in it and make it go forward by pushing a large button on the steering wheel. Madeline, who has cerebral palsy, was one of six small children who received cars through a program overseen by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.

Aug 11, 2016