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March 27, 2024

Faculty get $350,000 research grant 

A team of researchers with ties to the Mizzou College of Health Sciences have received a $350,000 research grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Iris Zachary

March 25, 2024

Iris Zachary appointed Fellow of AMIA

The Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center director will be inducted this May during the AMIA 2024 Clinical Informatics Conference.

Kaleea Lewis

March 21, 2024

Grant to fund research into mental health, suicide of Black emerging adults

Study seeks to better understand and address how the social determinants that impede Black emerging adults' use of mental health services may contribute to increasing rates of suicide and suicidal ideation.

Nicole Morris

March 20, 2024

Scholarship fulfills international dreams for Health Science major

Nicole Morris, a junior from Rolla, Missouri, was one of six Mizzou students who were awarded the prestigious Gilman Scholarship through the U.S. Department of State.

A young man stands in front of a sculpture

March 18, 2024

From gridiron anguish to the cutting edge of cancer care

A high school football injury helped Broc Chitwood discover a passion for nuclear medicine, propelling him into a dynamic career at the forefront of cancer research.

March 18, 2024

Mizzou OT at AOTA Inspire Conference and Expo

The University of Missouri’s Occupational Therapy Department will be participating in the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Annual Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida from March 21-23, 2024. Connect with us at the conference during our presentations and at our expo booth. Details are below. Presentations From workshops and short courses to scientific research panels, our faculty, staff, and current students are sharing knowledge to help advance the profession. Thursday, March 21 9-11 a.m.OT’s Role in Technology-Enhanced Care Coordination ServiceRachel Proffitt, Ashley Roberts DulanyOCCC West Hall B1Session: Poster #1-3033 2:45 p.m.Sexual Harassment in OT: Protecting Our WorkforceRachel Proffitt, Bridget KrausOCCC Room W101 3-5…

Mansoo Yu

March 15, 2024

Mansoo Yu named Ewha Global Fellow

The fellowship is awarded to distinguished scholars from around the world to collaborate in research and education with faculty members at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.

March 14, 2024

Matt Krause elected to fluency disorder board

The MU Speech and Hearing Clinic clinical supervisor will serve a two-year term on the American Board of Stuttering, Cluttering and Fluency Disorders, which certified him as a specialist in 2015.

March 12, 2024

OT students making waves with adapted swimming lessons

Drowning is one of the top causes of death for children with autism. Mizzou occupational therapy students and faculty members are working to change that by offering lessons designed to meet the children's unique needs.

Portrait of Kelli Canada

March 7, 2024

Rehabilitative reform

Kelli Canada and her research team recently received a $2.8 million grant from Arnold Ventures to help transform the ways people live and work in four Missouri prisons.