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March 11, 2025

Grace Slaughter named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Sophomore Health Science major earns prestigious academic and athletic honor.

March 4, 2025

Public Health degrees get reaccreditation

The bachelor's and master's degrees in public health were both recently accredited for a seven-year term by the Council on Education for Public Health Board of Councilors.

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March 3, 2025

Sue Boren named to HMI Alumni Distinguished Professorship

This two-year appointment recognizes Dr. Boren’s sustained contributions to scholarship, leadership and innovation.

Students in shirts labeled with 39 face Jesse Hall during a ceremony

Feb. 27, 2025

6 Health Sciences students named to Mizzou 18 and Mizzou ’39 

Congratulations to the six College of Health Sciences students who were revealed as members of the newest cohorts of Mizzou 18 and Mizzou ’39 this week!

Laura Morett

Feb. 25, 2025

Laura Morett receives Fulbright award for collaborative research in Turkey

Assistant professor with the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences will travel to Turkey in early 2026 to explore how gestures aid in learning tonal languages.

Feb. 24, 2025

18 Health Sciences students named to Fall SEC Honor Roll

The 2024 Fall Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll recognized 108 student-athletes from the University of Missouri, including 18 from the College of Health Sciences. Representing Mizzou cross country, football, soccer and volleyball, these student-athletes earned grade-point averages of 3.0 or above cumulatively or in the preceding academic year. Additionally, the student-athletes must have completed 24 or more hours toward a bachelor’s degree from Mizzou. Congratulations to the 18 honorees from our college: Cross Country Jack Forer, Health Science Brenden Heitzig, Health Science Kaia Downs, Health Science Allison Newman, Health Science Football Daniel Blood, Health Science Talan Chandler, Health…

Jan. 13, 2025

Fall 2024 College of Health Sciences dean’s list

A total of 1,926 Health Sciences students made the fall 2024 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list in the College of Health Sciences, a student must earn a 3.30 GPA in a minimum of 12 graded (A-F) credit hours.

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Nov. 26, 2024

Kate Trout wins New Investigator Research Award

The Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin New Investigator Award honors outstanding contributions by a new primary care investigator. This international recognition highlights Kate Trout’s independent scholarship and the cumulative impact of her work.

Iris Zachary

Nov. 22, 2024

Iris Zachary recognized with APHA leadership award

The award stems from Iris Zachary's role as program planning chair for the Health Informatics and Information Technology section of the APHA.

Two women stand together with Christine Woods, who is holding an award for progress in health care

Nov. 20, 2024

Christine Woods wins Progress in Health Care Award