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April 11, 2025

Introducing Inside Mizzou Health Sciences

Inside Mizzou Health Sciences takes you beyond the classrooms and clinics and into the heart of health innovation at the University of Missouri’s College of Health Sciences.

March 25, 2025

Now hiring: Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor of Social Work

Position Overview Title: Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor Appointment: 12 month, 1.0 FTE Ranked, Non-Tenure Track Hiring department: School of Social Work To teach and supervise student trainees, work with program directors and faculty colleagues to develop, review, and administer the curriculum in line with the Council on Social Work Education’s Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Qualifications The minimum qualifications for this position include an MSW and at least 5 years post MSW practice experience. Candidates will be evaluated on: The level of their degree (e.g., PhD in social work or other human service-related professions) and extra training they have received (e.g.,…

A focused gamer in gaming room playing video game.

March 19, 2025

Can online gaming help adolescents reduce substance abuse?

Mizzou researcher aims to identify the key elements of digital games that can best help adolescents ditch bad habits.

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March 10, 2025

School of Social Work PhD students present at national conference

Congratulations to four School of Social Work PhD students who recently presented posters as first authors at the Society for Social Work Research’s national conference in Seattle.

Students in shirts labeled with 39 face Jesse Hall during a ceremony

Feb. 27, 2025

6 Health Sciences students named to Mizzou 18 and Mizzou ’39 

Congratulations to the six College of Health Sciences students who were revealed as members of the newest cohorts of Mizzou 18 and Mizzou ’39 this week!

Mansoo Yu

Feb. 13, 2025

Mansoo Yu publishes book on quality of life, addiction recovery

The handbook is designed to serve as a resource for a wide readership, including anyone interested in quality-of-life research, subjective well-being, public health and addiction research.

Low Water Bridge on the New River in Fries, VA destroyed by Hurricane Helene

Jan. 24, 2025

Research explores why some communities were vulnerable during Hurricane Helene

Jennifer First will examine how mountain and inland communities received, understood and acted on flood warnings.

Dec. 17, 2024

Photo gallery: December 2024 commencement

Photos by Abbie Lankitus The Mizzou College of Health Sciences held its winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 14, in Jesse Auditorium. Nearly 200 students were awarded degrees, including graduates from the Department of Health Sciences, the Department of Public Health, the School of Social Work, and more. Scroll down for photos from our December 2024 commencement.

A composite photo of December 2024 College of Health Sciences graduates

Dec. 11, 2024

Meet our December 2024 graduates

The University of Missouri is preparing to award more than 1,750 degrees during winter commencement ceremonies, including about 200 new College of Health Sciences graduates. Click the names below to meet a few of our amazing soon-to-be alumni, discover how their time in the College of Health Sciences shaped them, and learn where they’re headed after graduation. Addison Lockett Hometown: Columbia, Missouri Degree: BHS in Health Science, rehabilitation sciences emphasis Snit Ogbe Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Degree: BHS in Health Science, health and wellness emphasis…

Dec. 11, 2024

Mizzou Made 2024: Rae Stecker, BSW

Rae Stecker of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is completing a Bachelor of Social Work.