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MMI’s Trunk or Treat event an accessible success

Popular, family-friendly event expected to draw more than 500 families this year.

Oct 14, 2019

Members of the Munroe-Meyer Institute Department of Speech-Language Pathology are among the MMI staff who will be found at the third annual MMI Trunk or Treat on Oct. 27.

Dr. Doyle shares her story on national podcast

Marley Doyle, M.D., discussed her visual impairment on a recent episode of DocsWithDisabilities.

Oct 14, 2019

Marley Doyle, M.D.

GoBabyGo! founder joins MMI for September event

Cole Galloway, Ph.D., created national program that modifies toy cars for children with mobility issues.

Oct 7, 2019

Piper, left, and Lincoln try out their new cars during the September GoBabyGo! Nebraska! build at the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Time out with T.O. – An act of piracy

Family medicine resident Zachary Wordekemper, M.D., put the “Arrr” in “rotation” with his Spirit Week costume.

Oct 4, 2019

Zachary Wordekemper, M.D.

Grant to establish nurse practitioner residency program

Award to UNMC College of Nursing designed to address workforce needs in rural, underserved areas.

Oct 2, 2019

LeAnn Holmes, D.N.P.

Grant targets staphylococcus infections

New $11.8 million grant brings National Institutes of Health grant total to $31 million for the research.

Sep 27, 2019

From left, Vinai Thomas, Ph.D., Ken Bayles, Ph.D., Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., and Paul Fey, Ph.D., are part of the research team.

New leaders named in pediatrics for UNMC, Children’s

Kari Simonsen, M.D., and Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., Ph.D., have been appointed to new roles.

Sep 27, 2019

From left, Kari Simonsen, M.D., and Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., Ph.D., have been appointed to leadership roles at UNMC and Children's Hospital & Medical Center.

Assessment Day first step on path to employment

For Project SEARCH interns now on campus, the journey to the job-training program began in May.

Sep 26, 2019

Having navigated Assessment Day, the 2019-20 Project SEARCH class is now attending classes on the medical center campus and soon will be working at internships throughout the Munroe-Meyer Institute, UNMC, Nebraska Medicine and Sodexo.

Biomedical research has robust economic impact

Christopher Kratochvil, M.D., testified Friday before members of the legislature on the impact of tobacco settlement funds.

Sep 23, 2019

Chris Kratochvil, M.D.

UNMC team uses dyes to ID, analyze bacterial pathogens

Work by UNMC team was recently published in the journal ACS Sensors.

Sep 13, 2019

From left, Denis Svechkarev, Ph.D., and Aaron Mohs, Ph.D.