So how did seniors Merle Phillips and Rebecca Prest spend their summer vacations? Both were selected to participate in the Research Experience for Undergraduates program, where they conducted research for 10 weeks at two top-notch research institutions. Phillips, a chemistry major, worked in a research lab at Harvard University in [...]
Missouri Western students interested in becoming chiropractors can get a jump start on their studies at Palmer College of Chiropractic, thanks to a recent agreement between Missouri Western and Palmer. Dr. Jason Baker, professor of biology who coordinated the agreement, said Missouri Western students who want to be chiropractors can [...]
The Master of Science in Nursing program recently received a 10-year reaccreditation from Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Music student Matthew Bobela received the Mayors Distinguished Citizen Award at the annual Mayors Thanksgiving Dinner at the St. Joseph Civic Arena last fall. He received the award in recognition of his [...]
When students tell you they spent their summer conducting research amidst strawberry poison arrow frogs, sloths, Capuchin monkeys, great curassows (a bird), terciopelo (a venomous viper) and caimans, and you guessed they weren’t in Missouri, you would be correct. In fact, they were more than 3,000 miles from home in [...]
Last summer, junior Rachael Prawitz was just one of 14 undergraduates selected from an international pool of applicants by the American Society of Plant Biologists to be a 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow. There were hundreds of applicants, and she and two others were the only ones selected from primarily [...]
Patsy and Wes Remington with Dr. James Scanlon at the groundbreaking of Remington Hall in 2008. Patricia “Patsy” Lee Remington died July 25, 2018. She was born on August 19, 1932, to Charles O.A. and Marian Irene (Jones) Smith in Mound City, Missouri. Remington was a graduate of Central High [...]
Eleven alumni and friends were honored at the Alumni Association’s 36th annual banquet Homecoming weekend. Congratulations! Dr. Keith Evans Keith Evans ’78 MD, PT, DPT Distinguished Alumni Award Dr. Keith Evans, a former Griffon linebacker, is CEO/Director and owner of the Atlanta Human Performance Center, a facility offering [...]
It’s not uncommon for students and faculty to work on research projects together, but the recent work of three faculty members this past year – Dr. Corey White, Dr. Julie Jedlicka and Dr. Michael Grantham – truly stand out. Dr. White, assistant professor of psychology, received a $566,000 CAREER grant [...]
Three major hurricanes, Harvey, Irma and Maria, hit the Carribbean and southern United States within a few weeks, causing loss of life, injuries and billions in damages. We spoke with several alumni in those areas who were affected, and what follows is an accounting of their experiences with the storms. [...]
