June 2022 Monthly Update

If you would like more information regarding any of the stories we share, or if you have any suggestions, please feel free to contact Dusty Schnieders schniedersd@umsystem.edu and/or Emily Lucas el59bz@umsystem.edu. If you would like to visit any of the campuses to see research and community service projects, please let us know and we can coordinate such meetings. There are also University of Missouri Extension offices in every county and district, who also like to show off what they do in your communities, and we would be happy to coordinate those visits as well.

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of Missouri President Mun Choi and Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine Richard J. Barohn have named W. David Arnold as the next executive director of the NextGen Precision Health initiative. As executive director, Arnold will develop and implement next steps for the initiative with a comprehensive strategy for dynamic growth and establish clear pathways for continued success in research, innovation, economic development, and cutting-edge discoveries.
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University of Missouri Provost Latha Ramchand announced the appointment of Jay Sexton as the new director of the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, effective July 1. Sexton is currently the Rich and Nancy Kinder Chair in Constitutional Democracy and professor of history and has been at the institute since 2016.
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The Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic has announced a new program to partner with medical students from the University of Missouri School of Medicine. This partnership will involve collaboration between the two professional schools with regard to securing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation benefits for veterans. Since its inception, the clinic has secured more than $10 million in compensation for veterans and their families.
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University of Missouri-Kansas City

The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine this weekend celebrated its rich 50-year history as a leader in innovative healthcare education and delivery in the urban core of Kansas City, and its future potential.
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The University of Missouri-Kansas City and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City announced a new partnership on Friday that will extend scholarship opportunities to thousands of Kansas City students.
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Missouri University of Science and Techonology

The future of cell phones, solar panels and electric vehicles depends on materials like cobalt, germanium and rare earth elements. Those and other critical minerals are the focus of the second annual virtual workshop hosted by Missouri S&T Aug. 4-5. The workshop is part Missouri S&T’s critical-minerals workshop series funded by the National Science Foundation. It features U.S. and international experts on subjects including mineral deposits, critical mineral sustainability, public policy, and processing and recycling.
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Some tornadoes can be so violent they destroy sensors intended to record wind speed and pressure on commercial buildings, schools and homes, so there is no current technology to measure their real wind speed. Researchers at Missouri S&T are bringing tornadoes into the lab with a new simulator to model extreme cyclonic wind speeds and study how tornadoes destroy structures. The findings could then be used to update existing structures and influence new construction.
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University of Missouri-Saint Louis

Missouri’s only College of Optometry is located at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and since 1980 top-notch providers, researchers, scientist, and innovator have brought their talents and interest to the university’s optometry program.  UMSL is pleased to announce that Dr. Keshia S. Elder will serve as the next Dean for the College of Optometry, marking a historic moment for UMSL. 
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The College of Business Administration at the UMSL is well-known for producing hard working, well-prepared graduates, and is noted for the number of graduates who serve as leaders throughout the region’s largest corporations. Learn more about how one Fortune 500 business leader has come full circle with his return to UMSL as the university’s executive in residence.
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Since 1986, the University of Missouri’s Bridge Program has provided a unique and comprehensive year-round precollegiate programming for St. Louis area high school students and parents.  This year, a $200,000 grant from Cigna Foundation is supporting UMSL’s work with students, providing program offerings that equip participants with competencies critical for successful for post-secondary outcomes.
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