The Missouri State University Board of Governors elected new officers during its regular meeting Oct. 18. Tim Francka, Bolivar, was elected chair. Dr. Melissa Gourley, Mountain Grove, was elected vice chair. Francka is the administrative director of long-term care for Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation. He has been with the foundation since 1989. He also serves as a … [Read more...] about Board of Governors elects new officers for 2025
The next marker on the Springfield-Greene County African-American Heritage Trail will be dedicated on the Missouri State University campus. Honoring the university’s first Black applicant Mary Jean (Price) Walls, the ceremony will take place at 11 a.m., Aug. 21 at a location immediately south of the Plaster Student Center and across from the Multicultural Center that bears her … [Read more...] about Missouri State to dedicate African-American Heritage Trail marker
Ozarks Public Broadcasting announces Scott Tong, co-host of NPR and WBUR’s Here & Now, as a plenary speaker at Missouri State University’s fall Public Affairs Conference 2024. Tong will engage with the conference theme, “Between the One and the Many: Considering Community and Individualism.” Scheduled from Sept. 24-26, the event is free and open to the public. “We’re … [Read more...] about NPR’S Scott Tong to address Missouri State’s Public Affairs Conference
Do the small seeds in grapes have the power to alleviate pain? They do, according to research findings from Missouri State University biologist Dr. Paul Durham and his team of researchers. Their discovery could change the world of medicine as it relates to pain management. In 2009, Durham and his team began studying whether grape seeds can help with pain relief thanks to … [Read more...] about Revolutionizing pain relief
The Missouri State University efactory is expanding its partnership with Codefi to further help tech startups in southwest Missouri. The co-creators of the Southern Missouri Innovation Network – known as Innovate SOMO – have now launched Innovate SOMO Funds. Codefi President and CEO Dr. James Stapleton says there are great tech ideas outside of Silicon Valley; they just need a … [Read more...] about Innovate SOMO Funds to help jump-start MO tech startups