Thursday - November 21, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Saturday November 09, 2024 ( 10 items )  

2024-25 NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 25 - No. 1
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Grand View (Iowa) retains its grasp on the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 25, with Life (Ga.) trailing by six points. Southeastern (Fla.) follows in third while Cumberlands (Ky.) and Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) round out the top five. Lourdes (Ohio) and Central Methodist (Mo.) are tied at 21. Rating Methodology * The rating was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representi  more

2024-25 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 - No. 1
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Grand View (Iowa) jumped into the top spot for the first regular season NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20, while Life (Ga.) slid to second. The remaining top five teams all held strong with Cumberlands (Ky.), Providence (Mont.), and William Penn (Iowa) going three, four, five. Wayland Baptist (Texas) joined the Top 20 this week at No. 16 after receiving votes in the pre  more

Advance School District and Southeast Missouri State University Join Forces to Advance Educational Opportunities for Local Educators
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- Southeast Missouri State University issued the following news: * * * Advance R-IV School District is partnering with Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) through the innovative SEMO Educators Advantage program. The agreement signed today opens new doors for Advance R-IV faculty and staff by providing access to academic growth and professional development opportunities while reaffirming SEMO's dedication to strengthening educational opportunities across  more

Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: How to Cover Environmental Exposure Studies
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Nov. 2 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * How to Cover Environmental Exposure Studies By Tara Haelle It's a genre of medical study-based story all too familiar to health/science journalists: "a new study found X chemical in [common household product or food]," - the "scare" story that launches a thousand sensationalist headlines. Sometimes it's chemicals, and other times it's pathogens, such as stories de  more

Missouri School of Journalism Professor Shelly Rodgers Named Curators' Distinguished Professor
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Rodgers is the first J-School professor in 21 years to receive this distinction * * * Shelly Rodgers, the Maxine Wilson Gregory chair in journalism research at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named a Curators' Distinguished Professor. The prestigious, system-wide honor is the highest academic rank bestowed by the University of Missouri Board of Curators and goe  more

NAIA Announces Host Site for 2026 and 2027 Cheer and Dance National Championships
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has selected Stormont Vail Events Center in Topeka, Kansas, along with Visit Topeka and Baker University (Kan.), as hosts for the 2026 and 2027 NAIA Cheer and Dance National Championships. "We are incredibly excited to welcome the NAIA Cheer and Dance National Championships to Topeka," said Topeka Area Sports Comm  more

Northwest Missouri State University: Holthaus to Deliver Society of President's Scholars' 'Last Lecture' Nov. 19
MARYVILLE, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: C.J. Holthaus, an instructor of English in Northwest Missouri State University's Department of Language, Literature and Writing, will present this year's Last Lecture, titled "Bearcats Believe." The lecture begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Room 2550 at the Garrett-Strong Science Building. It is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Northwest's Society of President's Scholars, the an  more

VICTORY - America First Legal and a Coalition of 16 State Attorneys General Win Lawsuit to Stop Biden-Harris Administration's Illegal Attempt to Grant Mass Amnesty to Countless Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, issued the following news release: Today, America First Legal (AFL), representing Attorney General Ken Paxton, won a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding an unlawful program that would have provided administrative amnesty and a pathway to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens in the United States. On August 23, 2024, the AFL  more

Washington University School of Medicine: Researchers Make Glioblastoma Cells Visible to Attacking Immune Cells
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Strategy involves placing targets on deadly cancer's cells, potentially making them vulnerable to immunotherapies * * * Even treated with the most advanced therapies, patients with glioblastoma -- an aggressive brain cancer -- typically survive less than two years after diagnosis. Efforts to treat this cancer with the latest immunotherapies have been unsuccessful, lik  more

Western Kentucky University: Honors Thesis Spotlight - Christopher Wallace's Research on Education Funding
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: By Nina Marijanovic Christopher Wallace's journey to WKU is anything but conventional. Hailing from Aurora, Missouri, and with military service behind him, Christopher arrived at WKU in the fall of 2022 as a non-traditional student at age 26, along with his spouse, Audrey. Now pursuing a Bachelor's in Political Science with a minor in Anthropology, as well as a Master of Public Administration thr  more