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Nov. 13, 2024

Occupational therapy alum, faculty make gaming more accessible

New gaming technology offers students with disabilities a chance to game more comfortably.

Rhiannon Sicht stands near an MU Health Care ambulance

Nov. 7, 2024

Health Science major gives back through firefighting, EMS work

Rhiannon Sicht felt a calling to help others, which she has done through hands-on patient care in the local community and beyond.

Oct. 3, 2024

Fireside chat with SSM Health leaders

The Master of Health Administration program in the College of Health Sciences is pleased to host a panel discussion and reception featuring two prominent leaders in health care.

Sep. 27, 2024

Mentoring the health care experts of tomorrow

Students from across the College of Health Sciences participated in the Tomorrow’s Health Care Experts Expo put on by MU Health Care on Friday, Sept. 13, at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia.  The event was attended by hundreds of high school students from across mid-Missouri. The expo was designed to help these students learn about potential career paths within the health care industry.  Senior Radiography students Jada Graves and Katelyn Kruse helped staff the Radiography booth, engaging students in a “What Bone am I?” game and discussing the student experience in the radiography program.   Other CHS programs and…

Aug. 27, 2024

Mizzou professor makes a global impact through Extension partnership

Collaboration between Wilson Majee and MU Extension brings the Neighborhood Leadership Academy to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

July 30, 2024

Camp Connect helps teens, tweens build social communication skills

The Mizzou Speech and Hearing Clinic recently wrapped up its annual Camp Connect, a week of activities designed for kids aged 10-14.

Brain Camp 2024

July 1, 2024

Brain Camp gives local kids a crash course in neuroscience

The summer camp was coordinated by the Neuroscience of Education Research on Development (NERD) Lab, which is led by Assistant Professor Laura Morett.

Jenna Wintemberg receives a plaque for her work with the Show-Me ECHO program

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.

May 30, 2024

Family Access Center of Excellence is a true community project (Columbia Daily Tribune)

When Boone County voters in 2012 approved a permanent quarter-cent sales tax for children's mental health, it set the stage for funding for dozens of organizations to help thousands of children and families.

May 13, 2024

CHS students complete TIPS for Kids program

TIPS program participants from varying disciplines work together during on leadership projects that culminate in poster presentations.