State and local politicians, medical professionals, and university leadership gather at the South Providence Medical Park in Columbia this afternoon to celebrat
$1 million endowed professorship to support autism research, services at MU
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University of Missouri alumni Bill and Nancy Thompson established the Ron Ashworth Endowed Professorship in Child Development with a $1 million gift.
The gift honors Ron Ashworth, board chair for the Thompson Foundation Board of Directors and a longtime advocate of both neurodevelopmental disability issues and the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
“We are grateful for the continued support the Thompsons have expressed throughout the years, and their generosity will allow us to provide improved clinical care and achieve critical breakthroughs in research related to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders,” UM President Mun Choi said. “This endowed professorship is a very fitting tribute to Ron Ashworth, as his dedication to helping patients and their families demonstrates his tireless advocacy for advancin
Missouri begins Phase 3 of its vaccine distribution plan on April 9. The new phase means all Missouri adults who want a COVID-19 vaccine can get it.
Dr. Ruth Karron, an infectious disease pediatrician, vaccinologist and director at the Center for Immunization Research at Johns Hopkins University, explained the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines during an interview with KOMU 8. Itâs really our only good way out of the pandemic, said Dr. Karron about taking the vaccine. And it is what is going to allow us to get back to something like life as we knew it before the pandemic.
The Cole County Health Department will start administering 1,000 vaccines per day at the Capital Mall in Jefferson City starting Monday, April 12.
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