ROLLA, Missouri, Nov. 20 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T plans new degrees in data science * To meet the state and country's growing demand to make sense of large amounts of statistics and data, Missouri S&T plans to add a new bachelor's and master's degree in data science. The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved Missouri S&T's proposal to create the new bachelor of science and master of science degrees during the  more

WEST PLAINS, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- Missouri State University's West Plains Campus issued the following news release: * * * Leatherback Sea Turtle Expedition Travelogue Our turtle census was participating in authentic ongoing research to find Leatherback Sea Turtles in the process of laying eggs in the dead of night. By Alexandra Graham, Director of Assessment and Accreditation Every year, Ana Estrella, Department Chair of Natural and Applied Sciences at Missouri State University-West Plains,  more

MARYVILLE, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Couple creates geology scholarship after oil industry career took them around the world A Northwest Missouri State University alumnus and his wife have established a scholarship to support geology students through a gift to the Northwest Foundation. The new George and Diana Kerns Scholarship will award an annual $1,000 scholarship, beginning for the 2026-27 academic year. To be eligib  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 21 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Associate Professor Carissa Philippi presents on understanding depression and trauma through the brain as part of NextGen Precision Health's Discovery Series Her talk explored how such negative self-related thoughts become prolonged and persistent in different psychiatric disorders. By Heather Riske It's estimated that adults spend nearly half of every day lost in thought, whether da  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Nov. 21 (TNSjou) -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * Timing may be key to effective cancer treatments By Maddy Frank When doctors biopsy and treat cancer may be just as important as how they treat it. New research from Erik Herzog, PhD, the Viktor Hamburger Distinguished Professor in biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, revealed that when a treatment is given may play a key role in how well brain cancer pa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Wellcare, the Medicare brand of St. Louis, Missouri-based Centene Corp., announced its comprehensive Medicare product offerings for the upcoming year. Wellcare, the Detroit, Michigan-based company, will now provide Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to over 51 million beneficiaries across 32 states and Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) options to more than eight million members nationwide. This expansion includes entering 51 new counties in eight markets. A primary focus for the 20  more