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Sep. 4, 2023

Study looks at barriers, facilitators to accessing health care in rural Missouri

Sep. 1, 2023

Chasing butterflies: Health Science major has a passion for challenging himself

Jason Calderon, an MU senior studying Health Science with an emphasis in Rehabilitation Sciences, is pursuing his passion to become a strength and conditioning coach and physical therapist.

Aug. 31, 2023

New CHS faculty for fall 2023

The new academic year means plenty of fresh faces around the College of Health Sciences. Meet some of our new faculty members — including their hidden talents and what brought them to the University of Missouri.

Aug. 30, 2023

IPE Day participants focus on growing together

Faculty and staff worked to educate first- and second-year CHS students on interprofessional care.

Portrait of Sue Boren

Aug. 29, 2023

New faculty spotlight: Sue Boren

This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2023–24 academic year. Sue Boren MHA program director and professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I am teaching HMI 4430: Introduction to Health Informatics, HMI 8610: Consumer Health Informatics and the Chancellor’s Leadership Class. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Michigan. I have graduate degrees in health administration (MHA) and Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (Ph.D.) from Mizzou. I…

Aug. 29, 2023

Salmonella testing can be a slow process. Mizzou researchers want to change that. (NPR)

A woman points toward two students during a presentation.

Aug. 28, 2023

Mizzou first public university in U.S. with accredited OTA-B program

Mizzou is one of only four universities in the country with such a program, though the other three are private schools. Currently, most OTA programs in the U.S. offer associate's degrees.

Lise Saffran

Aug. 25, 2023

Saffran examines storytelling narratives of health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic

Jose Ramirez Bayron

Aug. 24, 2023

New faculty spotlight: Jose Ramirez Bayron

This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2023–24 academic year. Jose Ramirez Bayron Assistant teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I am teaching HLTH_SCI 2400: Contemporary Health Issues, HLTH_SCI 4985: Healthcare Organization and Leadership, P_HLTH 4485: Ethics in Public Health and HLTH_SCI 4480: Clinical Ethics. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? My training background is diverse. I am a chiropractor with additional training and education in sports chiropractic and acupuncture. In my first career, I was a…

Laura Morett recently visited Uluru, a massive sandstone monolith in the Australian outback.

Aug. 24, 2023

New faculty spotlight: Laura Morett

This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2023–24 academic year. Laura Morett Assistant professor, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I’m teaching SLHS 8300: Neurological Bases of Speech and Language. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I’m from Newark, Delaware, and I have always been fascinated by language. Originally, I was interested in teaching English and Spanish at the secondary level. When I found out that I could conduct research to study how…