Oct. 31, 2023
Negative body image could lead patients to avoid cancer screenings
Nearly 30% of respondents reported avoiding pap smears, clinical breast exams and mammograms due to reasons related to weight stigma.
Oct. 25, 2023
USDA grant will help MU researchers address opioid epidemic in rural Missouri
Five rural Missouri counties with highest drug overdose mortality rates will be supported with interventions related to childhood trauma.
Oct. 21, 2023
Professor Mansoo Yu: A Journey from SKKU to Mizzou
Oct. 10, 2023
Julie Kapp appointed to APHA board
Julie Kapp, an associate professor of public health, will join the Publications Board of the American Public Health Association for a three-year term.
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.
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.
Sep. 26, 2023
Research project examines connections between two pandemics
Devanshi Patel's research project involved looking at similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic and the 1918 flu.
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,…
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.'