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9/11 Day National Day of Service Project

The Office of Student Engagement & Leadership is hosting a day of service project on Sept. 10th from 10am-1pm

The 9/11 Day National Day of Service service project will give you the opportunity to help assemble hundreds of food packs and hygiene packs for local community. This event will be hosted on September 10th in the first floor of the MU Student Center.

You can register here.

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Staff news Would You Like MULSA to Celebrate Your Birthday?

Would You Like MULSA to Celebrate Your Birthday?

For those who don’t know what MULSA is, MULSA is the MU LIbraries Staff Association. One of the positions is the courtesy chair and the chair often coordinates well wishes for employees going through life events like weddings, babies, hospitilizations, etc. If you or another of your coworkers is going through a life event, you can send me an email at meadowcroftt@missouri.edu

Another one of my duties as MULSA chair is to send well wishes on employee birthdays. This is entirely voluantary. If you’d like, please fill out this completely voluntary form by Sept. 30th.

https://missouri.libwizard.com/f/Mizzou_Libraries_Birthdays

If you birthday happens between now and 9/30, send me an email.

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: July 2025

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: July 2025

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Type 2 cytokines act on enteric sensory neurons to regulate neuropeptide-driven host defense” was co-authored by Dr. Habib Zaghouani of the Department of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology . The article was published in Science (impact factor of 45.8 in 2024).

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=July&Year=2025

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Staff news Terri Hall Awarded Service Champion Award by Staff Advisory Council

Terri Hall Awarded Service Champion Award by Staff Advisory Council

Congratulations to Terri Hall who was recently awarded the Staff Advisory Council’s Service Champion Award. The Service Champion Award is given to individual employees who go above and beyond their daily duties with a work ethic that makes them stand out. Terri was chosen for the award because of her above and beyond work providing a safe and welcoming space for our students and health sciences library employees. Her dedication to the wellness of our students and employees is inspiring.

Congratulations, Terri! This is well deserved!

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Hours, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Health Sciences Library Fall Hours

Health Sciences Library Fall Hours

The Health Sciences Library will have the following hours from Sunday, August 3rd to Wednesday, December 24th.

Fall Hours:

Monday-Thursday: 8am-9pm
Friday: 8am-6pm
Saturday: 12pm-6pm
Sunday: 12pm-9pm

Holiday Hours:

Labor Day*

Sunday, August 31st: 12pm-7pm
Monday, September 1st: CLOSED

Veterans Day*

Monday, November 10th: 8am- 7pm
Tuesday, November 11th: CLOSED

Thanksgiving*

Saturday, November 22nd:  9am-6pm
Sunday, November 23rd:  12pm-6pm
Monday-Wednesday, November 24th-26th:  8am – 5pm
Thursday- Friday, November 27th & 28th: CLOSED
Saturday, November 29th:  12pm-6pm
Sunday, November 30th: 12pm-9pm

Winter Break*

Sunday, December 21st: 12pm – 6pm
Monday-Wednesday December 22nd – 24th:  8am – 5pm
Thursday December 25th – Wednesday, December 31st:  CLOSED

*When the campus is closed for holidays, after-hours access will not be provided. Questions? Visit https://library.muhealth.org/services/after-hours-access-pilot/ for more info

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: June 2025

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: June 2025

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Increased CSF drainage by non-invasive manipulation of cervical lymphatics” was co-authored by Dr. Michael J. Davis of the Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology . The article was published in Nature (impact factor of 50.5 in 2023).

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=June&Year=2025

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Resources and Services Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: May 2025

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: May 2025

This has been republished to include authors Drs. Dhananjay Suresh and Zhaohui Li who were excluded in error.

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Self-Assembled Multilayered Concentric Supraparticle Architecture” was co-authored by Drs. Agasthya Suresh, Dhananjay Suresh, Zhaohui Li and Raghuraman Kannan of the Department of Radiology and Dr. Anandhi Upendran of the Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology . The article was published in Advanced Materials (impact factor of 27.4 in 2023).

Note that Dr. James Stevermer also had publications in JAMA as a member of the USPSTF:

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=May&Year=2025

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: May 2025

Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: May 2025

This has been republished to include authors Drs. Dhananjay Suresh and Zhaohui Li who were excluded in error.

Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “Self-Assembled Multilayered Concentric Supraparticle Architecture” was co-authored by Drs. Agasthya Suresh, Dhananjay Suresh, Zhaohui Li and Raghuraman Kannan of the Department of Radiology and Dr. Anandhi Upendran of the Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology . The article was published in Advanced Materials (impact factor of 27.4 in 2023).

Note that Dr. James Stevermer also had publications in JAMA as a member of the USPSTF:

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=May&Year=2025

home Hours, J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library Health Sciences Library Closed Juneteenth

Health Sciences Library Closed Juneteenth

The Health Sciences Library will be running on holiday hours* for Juneteenth.

Wednesday, June 18th: 8:00am-5pm

Thursday, June 19th: All Mizzou Libraries are CLOSED in observance of Juneteenth

We will reopen at 8am on Friday, June 20th.

For a complete list of Mizzou Libraries hours, visit library.missouri.edu/hours.

*When the campus is closed for holidays, after-hours access will not be provided. Questions? Visit https://library.muhealth.org/services/after-hours-access-pilot/ for more info

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

home Databases & Electronic Resources New Database: Mergent Market Atlas

New Database: Mergent Market Atlas

Mergent Market Atlas replaces Mergent Online as your first destination for global public company information and research. The interface is updated and much easier to use, while still providing in-depth information about public companies, industries, countries, and more.

Use Market Atlas to search for public companies based on name, location, industry, or fundamental data factors, then refine your report output and drill into companies for further research. Additional company search features allow you to explore sustainability, SEC filings, annual reports, independent research, and an extensive library of company reports.

Additional company content available:

  • FTSE Russell index total return data
  • Mergent economic time series data
  • Mergent industry reports
  • Dunn & Bradstreet Country Risk Profile and Country RiskLine reports.

If you have questions about the database or how to use it, contact your librarian at ask@missouri.libanswers.com.

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Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.