March 27, 2024
Faculty get $350,000 Transforming Academia for Equity research grant
A team of researchers with ties to the Mizzou College of Health Sciences have received a $350,000 Transforming Academia for Equity research grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
March 25, 2024
Iris Zachary appointed Fellow of AMIA
The Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center director will be inducted this May during the AMIA 2024 Clinical Informatics Conference.
March 21, 2024
Grant to fund research into mental health, suicide of Black emerging adults
Study seeks to better understand and address how the social determinants that impede Black emerging adults' use of mental health services may contribute to increasing rates of suicide and suicidal ideation.
March 18, 2024
Mizzou OT at AOTA Inspire Conference and Expo
The University of Missouri’s Occupational Therapy Department will be participating in the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Annual Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida from March 21-23, 2024. Connect with us at the conference during our presentations and at our expo booth. Details are below. Presentations From workshops and short courses to scientific research panels, our faculty, staff, and current students are sharing knowledge to help advance the profession. Thursday, March 21 9-11 a.m.OT’s Role in Technology-Enhanced Care Coordination ServiceRachel Proffitt, Ashley Roberts DulanyOCCC West Hall B1Session: Poster #1-3033 2:45 p.m.Sexual Harassment in OT: Protecting Our WorkforceRachel Proffitt, Bridget KrausOCCC Room W101 3-5…
March 15, 2024
Mansoo Yu named Ewha Global Fellow
The fellowship is awarded to distinguished scholars from around the world to collaborate in research and education with faculty members at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.
March 14, 2024
Matt Krause elected to fluency disorder board
The MU Speech and Hearing Clinic clinical supervisor will serve a two-year term on the American Board of Stuttering, Cluttering and Fluency Disorders, which certified him as a specialist in 2015.
March 12, 2024
OT students making waves with adapted swimming lessons
Drowning is one of the top causes of death for children with autism. Mizzou occupational therapy students and faculty members are working to change that by offering lessons designed to meet the children's unique needs.
March 7, 2024
Rehabilitative reform
Kelli Canada and her research team recently received a $2.8 million grant from Arnold Ventures to help transform the ways people live and work in four Missouri prisons.
March 7, 2024
Boren to receive AUPHA prize for teaching excellence
The prize was established in 2021 to honor Quint Studer, a successful health care executive and entrepreneur. Dr. Boren will be honored this June during the 2024 AUPHA Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida.
Feb. 22, 2024
Botswana Blackburn’s strong Mizzou connection
Botswana Blackburn, Health Sciences department chair and teaching professor, has relished in educating the next generation of Tigers.