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…
Sep. 21, 2023
14 Health Sciences students awarded S.T.A.R. recognition
These workshops prepare students from all disciplines for research by teaching them about topics ranging from resume creation to cultural competency in research.
Sep. 13, 2023
Canada, Peters publish book on community-engaged research
Social Work associate professors Kelli Canada and Clark Peters recently published the fourth volume in the Interdisciplinary Community-Engaged Research for Health series, titled 'Community-Engaged Research for Resilience and Health.'
Sep. 4, 2023
Study looks at barriers, facilitators to accessing health care in rural Missouri
Aug. 29, 2023
Salmonella testing can be a slow process. Mizzou researchers want to change that. (NPR)
Aug. 25, 2023
Saffran examines storytelling narratives of health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic
Aug. 22, 2023
America’s chicken supply chain is vulnerable to salmonella. Kate Trout and research collaborators think they have a fix (KCUR)
July 26, 2023
CHS researchers investigate consequences of weighing female patients during health care visits
University of Missouri study shows that weighing female patients at health care visits is associated with negative mental health.
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.