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Dec. 13, 2022

Group exercise boosts physical, mental health for older adults, MU study finds

Evidence-based benefits include improved muscle strength, balance, flexibility, sleep, social support, confidence and decreased risk of falls.

Katherine Meiser

Dec. 12, 2022

Doubling her efforts

Researcher, animal-lover and academic dynamo Katherine Meiser completes the first step of her dual-degree dream.

Calvin Winkler portrait taken at the Bond Life Sciences Center

Dec. 6, 2022

Health Professions student presents research at Undergraduate Research Day

Calvin Winkler, a senior Public Health and Biological Sciences major will present “Applications of Aptamers in the Targeting of Cancers with Extracellular EGFR Mutations” at the MU Fall Undergraduate Research Day Dec. 8. Poster sessions will be held from 2:30–5 p.m. in N201 and N214 Memorial Union. View event details. Faculty mentors of student researchers include Bill Janes, Occupational Therapy assistant professor, and Carolyn Orbann, Health Sciences associate teaching professor.

Ifeolu David portrait

Oct. 11, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic hurt academic experience for African international students

Findings can help universities direct more tailored support to vulnerable populations during times of crisis.

Longhorned ticks

Sep. 23, 2022

Longhorned tick discovered in northern Missouri for first time, MU researchers find

Discovery indicates looming problem for cattle health in the Midwest.

Kate Trout

Sep. 19, 2022

Researcher finds electronic health records may be key to improving patient care

Kate Trout studies benefits, challenges of using electronic health records in health care.

Hsun-Ta Hsu

Sep. 13, 2022

CDC awards $1.6 million grant to study firearm violence exposure among young adults experiencing homelessness

Grant will be used to study firearm violence exposure among young adults experiencing homelessness.

Sep. 8, 2022

Brad Ferguson team designs app to assess ASD social interaction

Dr. Ferguson and his team received a $100,000 grant from the Coulter Biomedical Accelerator program.

Ashley Givens

Sep. 1, 2022

Taking down stigma, one step at a time

MU researcher decreases stigma among probation and parole officers through short online trainings.

Ashley Givens

Aug. 25, 2022

Emphasizing empathy: strengthening the bond between incarcerated mothers and their children

Ashley Givens first got into social work because she wanted to help underserved youth. During her years of study and research, her focus turned to working with mental health and the adult criminal legal system. Now an assistant professor of social work at Mizzou, Givens’ interests have come full circle: She recently received a Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grant to study using structured journaling to strengthen the bond between incarcerated mothers and their children. “It’s a way for these women to reconnect with their kids and maintain the mother-child bond in a directed, meaningful way,” Givens says. Givens’…