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First-Generation Week: Jayde Sharp


From a small-town high school where she worked extra hard to get ahead, to carrying the prestige of five degrees as a first-generation student – one word best describes Jayde Sharp, Unstoppable.

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2023 Named Endowments


The Sinclair School of Nursing (SSON) is happy to announce the following faculty are being recognized from named endowments. These named endowments are prestigious to the faculty and allow them either a salary enhancement or support for their work. Congratulations.

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Roy Thompson – Faculty Highlight


Nursing goals are strong in Roy Thompson. Improving the nursing home workforce while understanding the relationship between staffing, models of care and  health disparities among nursing homes residents that belong to racial and ethnic minoritized groups.

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Tammy Rood – Faculty Highlight


After 25 years of nursing, Tammy has made a significant impact on the lives of countless children and their families through her focus on Asthma control.

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Tailored care helps breast cancer survivors reduce swelling, pain


Mizzou Nursing study examines breast cancer survivors’ experiences managing lymphedema.

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MizzouThon Helps Miracles Happen in the NICU


Written by Joe Walljasper, MU Health Care ____________________________ On one of her first days on campus as a freshman, Shelbie Mays heard about MizzouThon from her Kappa Delta sorority sisters. They told her that the University of Missouri student organization is dedicated to raising money for kids at Children’s Hospital, with a particular focus on the…

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Mizzou Alumni Association names 2021 Faculty Alumni Award winners


The Mizzou Alumni Association honored 12 distinguished faculty and alumni in the 53rd annual Faculty Alumni Awards on Nov. 12.

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MU study examines benefits, challenges of telehealth in nursing homes during pandemic


Findings highlight telehealth’s ability to reduce patient stress, increase access. Nov. 3, 2021 Story contact: Brian Consiglio, 573-882-9144, consigliob@missouri.edu Original article posted here at Showme.missouri.edu The COVID-19 pandemic caused nursing homes to rapidly change their policies overnight. Telehealth was instantly adopted widely in an effort to reduce stress on the health care system by keeping residents…