Science extends beyond beakers and test tubes, includes social issues too

What does science class have to do with the social effects of Hurricane Katrina, or the possible spread of a pandemic flu? To help engage and interest students in learning about science and its practical application, researchers from the University of Missouri explore these kind of questions in a new way to deliver science curriculum. Teachers from across Missouri came to Columbia to tryout and give feedback on the module’s preliminary version, “Mapping Health.”

Former MU Dean of Nursing to take post as Interim Dean of Education

University of Missouri Provost Brian Foster has announced that Rose Porter, dean of the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, has been named interim dean of the MU College of Education, effective Aug. 1. Porter has been with the university for 29 years, and previously, had announced her plans to retire as dean of the School of Nursing this fall.

Mizzou’s educational leadership program focuses on urban renewal, presents to Missouri Black Legislative Caucus