Addressing social justice issues. Advocating for nature. Empowering ethical leaders. Giving a hand up to students in need. They’re all part of how Missouri State University faculty and staff demonstrate the public affairs mission. The Board of Governors awarded its Faculty and Staff Excellence in Public Affairs award to six employees. The recipients’ track records, work and … [Read more...] about Missouri State honors six for excellence in public affairs
Mothers are usually characterized as giving caretakers who protect their young with ferocity. But in the animal kingdom, mothers protect, nurture and raise their young in some peculiar ways. Drs. Chris Barnhart, Janice Greene and Tom Tomasi, all biology faculty members at Missouri State University, share some unconventional or surprising maternal instincts in the wild just in … [Read more...] about Moms in the wild: Biologists share maternal instincts of animal kingdom