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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
MSSU launches 3D Printing Center for Precision Health
Even before completion of the Roy Blunt Health Science Innovation Center, Missouri Southern State University is test driving one of the educational opportunities that will be featured there. University officials were on hand Friday to open the new Missouri 3D Printing Center for Precision Health in Room 118 of the Ummel Technology Building in its temporary home prior to the completion of its permanent home sometime in 2026. A new initiative funded through a Science to Jobs grant provided by the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, it will serve as a hub for advanced research, workforce training and regional collaboration focused on the intersection of 3D printing and personalized health care. 'The Missouri 3D Printing Center for Precision Health brings new opportunities spanning into the disciplines of health care, education, research and industry,' said Crystal Lemmons, dean of the College of Health, Life Sciences and Education. 'The potential impact of this technology is unlimited in its scope, and we expect the center to continue to grow and evolve over time.' Lemmons said the center features four different kinds of 3D printers that use different materials to print realistic human organs, bones and tissue for surgeons to practice on before they cut into a real human body. 'We have the ability to make anatomical models. Some of them, depending on what the needs are, can be very lifelike,' Lemmons said. 'We have the ability to make devices or models that can be used to practice with surgery. We have the ability to make all kinds of other objects that may be needed. For example we made a tool, as kind of a practice, that helps us open some of the jugs that we have for our detergent. These are 3D printers and we have lots of different types of materials, so really the potential application for what can be made is almost limitless.' Lemmons said the center is not quite ready to bring students into its lab, but she's heard positive feedback from students about the center. 'We are searching for staff members to run the center to be able to develop our curriculum,' Lemmons said. 'As soon as that piece — we're going to work on that this coming year — is in place we anticipate a lot of student involvement. I've had some initial conversations with students, they're very excited about it, those that know about it. I've had very good student feedback so I think it's just a matter of getting the center fully launched and getting our curriculum in place.' Missouri Southern President Dean Van Galen said the center will provide unique opportunities for students to have a hands-on learning experience in 3D tech and how it is used in the medical field in a way that's not common at other universities. 'It's also important because it creates a bridge for us to work with health care providers in the region to work hand in hand in developing the use of this technology to benefit patients in our region and really across the state of Missouri,' Van Galen said. 'I think it also opens a door for more innovation and potential economic development that is centered around 3D printing in a precision lab.'
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Golden Apple winners Monday during ceremony at MSSU
The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce and Liberty announced the winner of the 2025 Golden Apple Awards Monday during a ceremony at Corley Auditorium at Missouri Southern State University. This year, 52 teachers from Joplin's private and public schools were nominated by peers, students and parents. Winners are: Kindergarten to Second Grade • Stephanie Lynch, Soaring Heights Elementary School Third to Fifth Grade • Erin Geeding, McKinley Elementary School Sixth to Eighth Grade • Ann Landrum, New Heights Christian Academy Ninth to Twelfth Grade • Brad Douglas, Joplin High School
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Joplin teachers honored with 2025 Golden Apple awards
JOPLIN, Mo. — Teachers in the Joplin School District are being recognized for their hard work. On Monday (5/5), the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce along with Liberty Utilities, announced the recipients for the 2025 Golden Apple Awards. The awards ceremony took place at Corley Auditorium on the campus of Missouri Southern State University. This year, 52 teachers from Joplin`s private and public schools were nominated by peers, students, and parents. For 40 years, the Golden Apple Awards have recognized excellence in the teaching profession and informed the public of exceptional quality of instruction in the Joplin community. 'The fact that a program can last for multiple decades, honoring sometimes a profession we take for granted is just amazing, and it's got to feel good to the school district, to the teachers, to the parents, to the kids. I remember nominating teachers when I was in high school, and I think we have a lot of that, that happens with these awards,' said Valerie Searcy, Chairperson for the Joplin Schools Golden Apple Award. Here are the 2025 Golden Apple Award winners: Kindergarten — 2nd Grade: Stephanie Lynch, Soaring Heights Elementary 3rd — 5th Grade: Erin Geeding, McKinley Elementary 6th — 8th Grade: Ann Landrum, New Heights Christian Academy 9th — 12th Grade: Brad Douglas, Joplin High School Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
University station to temporarily go off-air for equipment move
JOPLIN, Mo. — KGCS-TV, the television station out of Missouri Southern State University, will soon transmit from a new location. The campus has had its broadcast tower in place since 1988, but from then until now, the transmitter has been off-campus. Officials with Missouri Southern say because of this change, KGCS-TV will be temporarily off-air. The broadcast hiatus begins April 22 and will last for several days while equipment is being moved to its new home. 'This move will really allow us to reallocate resources toward initiatives that will enhance the student experience,' said Lisa Olliges Green, KGCS-TV General Manager. Programming from KGCS-TV is available on channel 21 via antenna and also is accessible through local cable providers like Suddenlink Communications, Mediacom, and Sparklight. MSSU tells us those concerned about the brief pause in broadcasting can continue to enjoy popular programming like Newsmakers, Behind the Bands, Window on the World, as well as band concerts, and more by visiting the station's YouTube Channel. KGCS-TV operates as a part of the Department of Communication at MSSU, providing educational programming and hands-on experience for students Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Health
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Willcoxon Innovation in Health Sciences Summit focuses on precision health care and AI
Health care technologies and trends shaping the industry's future were the focus Friday of Missouri Southern State University's Willcoxon Innovation in Health Sciences Summit. Crystal Lemmons, dean of the College of Health and Life Sciences Education, said the summit was open to everyone in the community. The theme centered around precision health care, which means what works for one person might not work for someone else, she said. 'Precision health care is an integral part of what medicine is and where we're headed in the future,' Lemmons said. 'The term means we are looking at personalized health care. We are moving away from a one-size-fits-all medicine model and getting into looking at an individual's life, their genetics, their environment and lifestyle. We are understanding that is the key to tailoring treatments to get a much better diagnosis with our technology.' In addition to speakers, there was a lunch presentation on the Roy Blunt Health Science Innovation Center under construction on the campus, displays, students presenting research from the summit's scholar program and a virtual reality section for people to tour the new building. With construction of their new facility, MSSU continues as the educational cornerstone for the region, Lemmons said. 'We know regionally we're experiencing shortages in our health care workers,' she said. 'We are try to meet that demand by bringing awareness. Secondly, education is the cornerstone to closing that gap. Learning is the key for that.' The summit's keynote address featured Marilyn Heine discussing 'Strengthening the Focus on Precision Healthcare with an AI Twist.' She is a member of the American Medical Association's board of trustees, an emergency medicine and hematology oncology physician in southeast Pennsylvania, and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. Heine said precision health care and artificial intelligence continue to shape the future of health care. Precision health care improves effectiveness, enhances patient safety to lessen potential risks and side effects, and has better outcomes to improve quality of life. For example, Heine said this takes the form of looking at someone's personal factors, like a history of substance abuse, and external factors, such as living in an area of high pollution, to diagnose and treat a patient. AI can help with examining and monitoring these factors at a much higher level than humans can. AI doesn't supplant the physician, it guides them, Heine added. 'AI is crucial and drives precision health care,' Heine said. 'As clinicians, we rely heavily on pattern recognition, but AI does that to a different level. AI augments our human ability to analyze and interpret data that is complex and has patterns. It also efficiently helps clinicians to develop and deliver a tailored approach.' Heine used the example of a doctor seeking to improve care for a diabetes patient in a rural area without easy access to health care. The doctor can use AI-based mobile health to continuously monitor the patient's glucose and use an AI-based wearable to monitor the patient's heart rate. In the future, AI may be able to determine if the patient is following their medication regime. Heine continued that it's important to realize AI's limitations, including limitations on access to appropriate data and present bias that is not fully addressed in the AI models. The AMA also realizes the need to establish the issue of liability if an AI model is wrong. In the end the potential benefits to patients are worth addressing these concerns, she said. 'Through effective policy and advocacy, education and collaboration we can work to overcome barriers and strive to realize the potential of precision health care,' Heine said. Lincoln Greek, a MSSU junior and nursing major, said the summit was a good opportunity to learn about new things happening in the medical world. It's important for students to learn and grow as nurses, Greek said, and it's good practice for their future to engage in continuing education. He plans on starting out as a nurse with a local ICU and possibly becoming a practitioner in the future. 'This summit is technology based, so I'm looking forward to understanding the trend of technology and how we can implement it in the future for nursing,' Greek said. 'I think things like AI will play a bigger role, especially with diagnosing accurately. We live in the here and now, so people might not understand where the future is headed.' Did you know? In addition to Heine, the summit featured Haval Shirwan, with MU Nextgen Precision Healthcare, talking about cancer prevention; R. Gabe Linke, 3D Imaging and Advanced Visualization program manager at Children's Nebraska, talking about the evolving role of 3D imaging; and Jeffrey Staudinger, from Kansas City University, talking about genomic insights and colon cancer.
