Have you seen one of the latest comedy videos from Wong Fu Productions? [If not, it’s worth 4:20 minutes of your time.] In “How Old Is She?!,” a guy tries to figure out how old the cute girl in the coffee shop is, and based on a quick battery of… Continue reading
The Health Communication Research Center (HCRC) is accepting applications for the summer Smith/Patterson Fellowship. One Fellow works with the HCRC over the summer and has the opportunity to work on new and ongoing health and science communication grants and contracts. The fellowship has a modest stipend and is open to… Continue reading
HCRC Founder and Co-Director Glen T. Cameron has been invited to join the Arthur W. Page Society. While Cameron’s insights and research infuse all of the HCRC’s projects, he also is the Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research at the Missouri School of Journalism and has a joint appointment… Continue reading
One strategy to reduce childhood obesity is to increase fresh fruits and vegetables in schools. While farm to school programs have popped up and expanded to help in this endeavor, it can be difficult for schools to know where to source locally grown foods. Moreover, most regions of the U.S.… Continue reading
The Public Relations Society of America Foundation named Glen T. Cameron, Ph.D., the 2014 recipient of the Jackson Jackson & Wagner Behavioral Science Prize. The prize recognizes an individual or team of behavioral science researchers who have enhanced the field’s understanding of behavioral science and the theories that advance the… Continue reading
By Sarah Canavese Saturday morning cartoons? Saturday morning coffee? How does your Saturday usually start? If you are in Columbia, it might start out with Saturday Morning Science. Saturday Morning Science is a free, volunteer-run project supported by various University partners including the Bond Life Sciences Center and the MU… Continue reading
The MU Health Communication Research Center is pleased to announce that University of Missouri public health graduate student Sarah Canavese has been named the 2014 Smith/Patterson Summer Fellow. A graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, Sarah brings a solid background in journalism, health and science communication to the fellowship… Continue reading
To date, 23 Missouri communities have passed Livable Streets or Complete Streets policies. These are policies that encourage street design that considers all end-users: bicyclists, walkers, runners, seniors and motorists. Until now, little was known about how these policies were passed, why they were passed, and whether they helped a… Continue reading
The Health Communication Research Center’s 2014 Photovoice Missouri contest was recently featured in the Nevada Daily Mail. The contest challenges Nevada, Mo., students to share their pictures and perspective on what’s healthy and unhealthy in their community. By giving students voice to their own healthy eating and active living concerns,… Continue reading
In the spring of 2011, I was invited by MU Extension Specialist Ann Cohen to go on a road trip to Shelbyville, Mo. I’m a New Jersey guy born and bred so, as a stranger in a strange land, I had never heard of Shelbyville, didn’t know where it was… Continue reading
