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Dr. Trista Strauch of the Division of Animal Science and Susan Klusmeier from the Trulaske College of Business were named the recipients of the 2011 Excellence in Advising Awards during a reception held at Memorial Union on April 14.
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As part of a reporting team with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Mizzou alumna Alison Sherwood (Fonte), BJ ‘07, won a 2011 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. She was the digital producer on the story “One In a Billion,” which described how genetic technology was used to uncover a young boy’s mysterious disease by doctors at Children’s Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Sherwood is one of more than two dozen Mizzou graduates to win the Pulitzer. The School of Journalism currently employs five Pulitzer winners: Jacqui Banaszynski, Pam Johnson, Rhonda Prast, Steve Rice and Randy Smith.
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Recognized for her accomplishments and potential, Missouri junior Amanda Prasuhn has been named a 2011 Goldwater Scholar. The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has announced that 275 sophomores and juniors from across the United States have earned the honor for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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With the aim to educate and support, enveloped in an atmosphere of hope, the sixth annual Autism Intervention Conference is sponsored by the University of Missouri Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Held April 15-16 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center, the conference is for parents and professionals who work with people who have autism.
The conference will share comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of assessment and intervention strategies supported by research. It includes vendor and agency booths, a Thompson Center meet-and-greet and sessions presented by recognized researchers and practitioners in the field of autism.
Preceding the conference, on April 14 the center will present a workshop and a 6:30 p.m. free showing of “Fly Away.” The film, about growing up with autism, is free and open to the public.
You can even read more about how research and treatment of autism are coming together at the Thompson Center.
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The University of Missouri held a celebration on Wednesday, April 6, in Memorial Union to recognize undergraduate and graduate students who have applied for nationally-competitive awards and fellowships with the support of the MU Fellowships Office.
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Abdulrahman Zeitoun was a Syrian immigrant, who lived and worked in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. As the hurricane hit, Zeitoun chose to stay through the storm to protect his house and contracting business. In the days following, he traveled the flooded streets in a secondhand canoe, passing on supplies and helping those he could. A week after Katrina hit New Orleans, Zeitoun abruptly disappeared.
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The campaign’s name may be One Mizzou, but many MU students, faculty and administrators are on board with the grassroots diversity initiative. Created by students to have an additional means of discussing diversity with each other, the goal of the campaign is to remind everyone they’re Tigers regardless of race, sexual orientation or background.
Things kick off April 7 at the Student Center on Mizzou’s campus. Those who sign the One Mizzou banner will receive T-shirts and free food from Campus Dining Services. Additionally, the campaign will cover efforts such as diversity events, online diversity training and a Summer Welcome program.
Several organizations, such as the Missouri Students Association, the Asian American Association, the Legion of Black Collegians and the Graduate Professional Council, have all pledged their support. Some faculty members have already met to discuss how to become involved, and Chancellor Brady Deaton will speak at the opening event.
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