Feb. 4, 2025
Now hiring: Program director, BS in Criminal and Justice Studies
Position description The College of Health Sciences at the University of Missouri—Columbia (MU) is launching a bachelor’s degree in Criminal and Justice Studies in Fall 2025. The new degree program is designed to provide education, training, and experiential opportunities for students interested in working in juvenile or adult court services, parole or probation, law enforcement, child welfare investigations, forensic social work, first responder, and other associated professions, as well as applicants interested in pursuing an advanced degree program in law or related area of study. The CJS program faculty are seeking applicants to fill the role of inaugural director…
Jan. 30, 2025
Motion Analysis Center gets funding for mild cognitive impairment research
A $232,885 grant will support the Mizzou Motion Analysis Center's development of an innovative, accessible tool designed to assess mild cognitive impairment, frailty and fall risk in older adults.
Jan. 28, 2025
Remembering Marilyn Sanford Hargrove, longest-serving Mizzou PT faculty member
Marilyn Sanford Hargrove leaves behind a legacy of excellence in patient care and student education.
Jan. 27, 2025
Mizzou Department of Physical Therapy at the 2025 APTA Combined Sections Meeting
The Department of Physical Therapy is headed to Houston, Texas, for the 2025 Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Jan. 27, 2025
Alumni Spotlight: Blake Riley, MHA 2023
Name: Blake Riley Title: Carroll County Memorial Hospital, Chief Operations Officer Mode of MHA degree: Executive What have you been up to since graduating from the MHA program at Mizzou? I’ve continued as the Chief Operations Officer at Carroll County Memorial Hospital, a role I assumed about halfway through the Executive MHA Program. I’m really enjoying this position, the work, and the direction CCMH is headed. We’ve been a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital two years running and are far from satisfied. We’ve recently being working on Vision and Strategic Planning. It’s been refreshing to hear how committed and energized…
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.
Jan. 22, 2025
Wintemberg to lead undergraduate studies for public health
Jenna Wintemberg has been named director of undergraduate studies for the Department of Public Health. She has served in a similar role for the Department of Health Sciences since 2023.
Jan. 14, 2025
Building skills, benefiting the community
Through the Missouri Method, a philosophy of learning by doing, students studying physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech, language and hearing sciences gain practical experience at the Mizzou Child Development Lab.
Jan. 13, 2025
Fall 2024 College of Health Sciences dean’s list
A total of 1,926 Health Sciences students made the fall 2024 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list in the College of Health Sciences, a student must earn a 3.30 GPA in a minimum of 12 graded (A-F) credit hours.
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.