June 27, 2024
Jessica Osaze receives Remington Williams Award
Osaze earned both her Master of Social Work and Master of Health Administration from the MU College of Health Sciences.
June 24, 2024
Wintemberg honored for work with Show-Me ECHO
Wintemberg, who has a joint appointment in the health sciences and public health departments, serves as the hub team lead for a vaping, tobacco and nicotine treatment effort through the Show-Me ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) program.
June 5, 2024
Department of Health Sciences recognizes outstanding students, staff and faculty
The Department of Health Sciences is pleased to announce 2024 award recipients. Spirit of Achievement Erin E. Drummond, BHS ’24 The recipient of this award demonstrates unwavering positivity toward the program and student(s) career goals. Additionally, the recipient has demonstrated a supportive attitude toward his/her/their peers and service to others within the program. This student is an outstanding representative of the department, college and university within the local and distant community. Intern of the Year Isabella McCartney, BHS ’24 The recipient of this award demonstrates a strong commitment to professional development as a student intern enrolled in Health Sciences 4975.
June 5, 2024
Mansoo Yu joins editorial board for BMC Public Health
Congratulations to Mansoo Yu, a professor with the School of Social Work and Department of Public Health, on joining BioMed Central’s Public Health journal as an editorial board member. BMC Public Health is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles under numerous scopes, some of which include public health informatics and the social aspects of health determinants. Yu currently is the only BMC Public Health editorial board member from the University of Missouri.
May 30, 2024
Spring 2024 College of Health Sciences dean’s list
A total of 1,603 Health Sciences students made the spring 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.
May 15, 2024
College of Health Sciences announces faculty and staff awards
More than 100 faculty and staff gathered in the new Nancy Toedebusch Fay classrooms May 14, where Dean Kristofer Hagglund revealed the 2024 College of Health Sciences faculty and staff award winners. Congratulations to all! Bridge Builder: Donal Buckner As a first-generation college graduate, Buckner has a true passion for underrepresented and first-generation students who may not know how to access the people and resources they need to succeed in college. He has helped to bridge that gap by building meaningful relationships across campus and in the community to connect current and future Health Sciences students with the skills, people,…
May 6, 2024
A tale of two Mizzous: Public health student to speak about pandemic perseverance
Mikayla Kitchen will be the featured speaker during the College of Health Sciences spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11.
May 2, 2024
Department of Public Health hosts award ceremony
On April 25, the Department of Public Health held its Spring 2024 Delta Omega Induction and Award Ceremony. Congratulations to all of the award recipients below. View Delta Omega inductees. Undergraduate Public Health Student of the Year Award Mikayla Kitchen This award recognizes an undergraduate public health major who excels in the classroom and is engaged in public health efforts at Mizzou and in the community. Public Health Rising Star Award Robin Vanderbeck The Public Health Rising Star Award is given to an undergraduate or graduate public health student who has shown great promise and potential this…
April 29, 2024
Aaron Thompson honored for commitment to school social work
Aaron Thompson, director of the Mizzou School of Social Work, is the 2024 recipient of the Gary Lee Shaffer Award from the School Social Work Association of America.
April 26, 2024
CHS Delta Omega chapter welcomes 26 new members
The national honor society's new members include seven undergraduate public health students, one first-year MPH student, 10 second-year MPH students, five MPH alumni and one honorary inductee.