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Students and faculty with the Mizzou Department of Occupational Therapy spent several months working to create an inclusive garden space with Day Solutions in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Nov. 16, 2023

Occupational therapy team gives back through garden project

A team from the Mizzou Department of Occupational Therapy recently completed a collaborative project to create an inclusive garden space in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Two women stand at a table in a park

Nov. 7, 2023

Fighting for Tennesseans: Internship provides a bridge to health policy advocacy

Grace Filer spent the summer working with the Tennessee Justice Center to educate college-aged people about Medicaid expansion.

People seated at tables talk while session leaders write notes on the board

Oct. 5, 2023

Public Health researchers play key role in State Health Assessment

Team concludes whirlwind listening tour of Missouri locations, with plans to release the report later this year.

Offenders tend to a garden at the Moberly Correctional Center

Sep. 28, 2023

Seeds of hope: An inside look at efforts to improve working and living conditions in Missouri prisons

Mizzou researchers spent the past few years working to change prisons for the better — for incarcerated folks and the staff members who work there.

Natasha Bowen

Sep. 22, 2023

POSTPONED – School of Social Work presents Visiting Scholar Dr. Natasha Bowen

*** Due to unavoidable travel delays, this event has been postponed. It will be rescheduled for Spring 2024. *** Original post The MU School of Social Work will host Dr. Natasha Bowen, an expert in structural equation models, Oct. 12 and 13. Dr. Bowen’s scholarship focuses on elementary and secondary schools and how they can best support students from all cultural and economic backgrounds. As a social worker, she has prioritized social and racial justice in her work. She has extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of school-based research and practice. She also has extensive statistical and methodological expertise,…

July 21, 2023

MU Extension receives CDC funding to promote nutrition, physical activity

July 14, 2023

Campers break the ice on life with a stutter

Mizzou students help Camp Iceberg attendees learn more about stuttering and how they can thrive with a speech impediment.

July 11, 2023

Missouri Cancer Registry joins Department of Public Health 

The move provides increased opportunities for collaboration between public health researchers, scientists and clinicians.

children wearing colorful backpacks run into a school

June 22, 2023

Missouri lags behind most states in children’s health, report finds

A group of students pose for a photo in front of a Mizzou Department of Occupational Therapy sign.

May 8, 2023

OTA students showcase baccalaureate project work

The projects are designed to provide in-depth experience in clinical practice skills, administration, leadership, advocacy and/or education.