More than 20 students were honored finalists for their work in Photovoice Missouri, a state-wide health photography program and competition. The students traveled to an awards ceremony in Columbia, Mo., on Friday, April 13, where they were celebrated for their achievements throughout the school year on the Photovoice Missouri project. The… Continue reading
HCRC Director Jon Stemmle and MU Life Sciences Center Director Jack Schultz have co-authored a piece in the latest Chronicle of Higher Education titled “Teaching Future Scientists to Talk.” The article explains the experiences and lessons learned from their work on the SciXchange project where they work with MU undergraduate science students and teach them how… Continue reading
With today’s economic realities limiting available travel expenses, and companies like Apple, Samsung and Microsoft touting the video conference capabilities of their devices, suddenly everyone is taking another look at the use of telehealth for the delivery of healthcare education and services. Since a primary concern of healthcare providers is… Continue reading
By Glen Nowak On February 27, my adventure as the first Mizzou Advantage Distinguished Professional began in earnest when I arrived for my first week in Columbia. While working from afar (e.g., Atlanta) has become more commonplace, it’s also important to meet and talk with people in person. In my… Continue reading
On March 13, MU will host “Engineering Connections between Politics and Science for the 21st Century,” held from 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at Memorial Union. This event is designed to be a forum where professionals, professors, and politicians can openly communicate about the interaction between their disciplines to create closer relationships and… Continue reading
Shirley Corriher, a biochemist who played the mad food scientist on Alton Brown’s show Good Eats, will be in Columbia the weekend of March 16-18 for the Life Sciences and Society Symposium “Food Sense.” The HCRC is honored to host Corriher during her stay and has set up a special event in… Continue reading
HCRC Director Jon Stemmle will give a presentation on March 3 at the 7th Annual 4-H Youth Leaders Summit in Lake of the Ozarks at Windermere Conference Center. Stemmle will discuss the HCRC’s Photovoice Missouri project, in which middle and high school students from eight Missouri communities are taking photos showing good and bad… Continue reading
Inaugural Mizzou Advantage Distinguished Professional Glen Nowak arrives on campus for his first visit on Monday, Feb. 27. This trip, the first of many week-long stays planned during 2012, features Nowak speaking to classes and meeting with faculty and staff from around MU. The campus community will get a chance… Continue reading
For the second year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (OLPA) is working with the Health Communication Research Center at the Missouri School of Journalism to offer internships for the summer. DETAILS NSF is looking for students who have experience with video creation and production,… Continue reading
By Jon Stemmle Recently, I was given an amazing opportunity. I got to see the impact of what we do every day through a student perspective. Since the HCRC began, a critical part of our efforts has been working with students. Although it was typically graduate students, we’ve never turned… Continue reading
