University News Archives - Page 26 of 87

Education professor develops mental health screening tool for public schools

Stephi Smith • December 2, 2017

Education professor Stephen Kilgus has developed a screening tool that is designed to assist teachers in identifying potential mental health problems in students. Kilgus’ research has involved analyzing...

MU College of Engineering student chosen as first recipient of EWF fellowship

Allison Cho • November 29, 2017

MU graduate student Rumana Aktar is the first recipient of the Executive Women’s Forum fellowship, which is a full-tuition, five-year doctoral scholarship. First announced in December 2016, the fellowship...

Board of Curators approves preliminary plans for capital projects

Morgan Smith • November 29, 2017

The UM System Board of Curators approved the preliminary plans for several major capital projects to benefit each of the UM System campuses and MU Health Care earlier this month. Following further planning...

MU professor’s book looks into the role of place in indigenous activism

Anne Clinkenbeard • November 26, 2017

Soren Larson, an associate professor of geography in the MU College of Arts and Science, published a book with the University of Minnesota Press that concentrates on the struggles of native peoples in...

New incentive program for faculty adoption, adaptation or creation of affordable and open educational resources announced by UM System

Lauren Bishop • November 20, 2017

The UM System recently launched an incentive program for faculty that adopt, adapt or create affordable and open educational resources for their classrooms. A&OERs are teaching materials that are in the...

$3 million scanner and isolation unit opens at MU veterinary hospital

Stephi Smith, Morgan Smith • November 19, 2017

The College of Veterinary Medicine held the grand opening of a new imaging center featuring a positron emission tomography scanner and a computed tomography scanner, as well as a radiation isolation unit...

Cartwright delivers first 100 days address, announces two new scholarships

Stephi Smith • November 19, 2017

At Chancellor Alexander Cartwright’s “University for Missouri: A Commitment to Student Success” address at the Reynolds Alumni Center on Wednesday to mark his first 100 days as chancellor, he announced...

MU College of Arts and Science offers new online economics degree

Tatyana Monnay • November 16, 2017

The MU College of Arts and Science’s economics department is introducing a new online master’s degree program for students in economics. “Our program gives students a big-picture understanding of...

‘Two Years Later…’ reflects on fall 2015 protests, encourages communication for race-related issues

Stephi Smith • November 15, 2017

The black studies department hosted “Two Years Later...” an event held to reflect on the race-related protests that occurred in fall 2015, on Monday. The event was held in Jesse Wrench Auditorium in...

MU program strives to help improve communication for those with aphasia

Lauren Clerc • November 14, 2017

Earlier this semester, the MU School of Health Professions founded the Language Enhancement for Adults Program, a clinical program that focuses on patients diagnosed with aphasia. Aphasia is an acquired...

Medical foundation donates $2 million to MU orthopaedic surgeon for future studies, research

Stephi Smith • November 14, 2017

The School of Medicine announced that Dr. James Stannard, chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at MU, received a $2 million donation from the Wyss Medical Foundation for expanding his work...

Sinclair School of Nursing Dean Judith Miller to retire in December

Allison Cho • November 13, 2017

Judith Miller will retire as dean of the MU Sinclair School of Nursing on December 31. “I’m going to miss the people; I’m grieving about that already,” Miller said. “I’m going to miss relationships...