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Jollyn Tyryfter

July 25, 2023

Public health faculty member gets CDC funding for obesity research

University of Missouri Extension has received $768,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the first year of a five-year project to tackle high rates of obesity in 10 Missouri counties.

July 25, 2023

MU researchers discover longhorned ticks in Boone County for the first time

Researchers at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine have recently discovered invasive longhorned ticks in Boone County, Missouri, for the first time.

July 20, 2023

Mizzou OT faculty publish numerous textbooks

The University of Missouri's Department of Occupational Therapy is proud of its faculty authors. Here is a list of textbooks authored by our faculty.

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.

Willow Amann

July 11, 2023

Social work student’s passion for advocacy leads her to Cherng Summer Scholars program

Amann's research is centered on Mizzou’s on-campus resources for LGBTQ student survivors, with a focus on their perceptions of and experiences with those resources available to them.

children wearing colorful backpacks run into a school

June 22, 2023

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

Tyler Myroniuk

June 5, 2023

Myroniuk finds similarities in COVID-19 mortality rates between Canadian provinces, American states

Study can help inform public health strategies to combat future pandemics, infectious diseases.

May 10, 2023

‘It takes a village’: Ifeolu David reflects on academic journey at Mizzou

From Sierra Leone to Columbia, David has pursued a passion for helping people who struggle with health care.

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.

April 18, 2023

Students represent SHP at Show Me Research Week

SHP students presented on everything from sleep disorders and primordial grief to cancer’s impact on speech and communication.