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Partners
Centers for Excellence in Cancer Communication Research
The Centers for Excellence in Cancer Communications Research initiative is the centerpiece of NCI's Extraordinary Opportunity in Cancer Communications. The Request for Applications (RFA) used the P50 grant mechanism to invite applications for Centers that include three or more individual, hypothesis-driven research projects and a pilot or developmental research project process, cores, and plan for career development. The novelty and scope of this initiative reflects the enormous potential of cancer communication to improve health, and NCI's recognition that effective communications can and should be used to narrow the gap between discovery and application and to reduce health disparities among our citizens.
Details of the projects being done by the four centers are available below.
St. Louis University School of Public Health
The School of Public Health holds the distinction of being the only school of public health in Missouri, and the only school of public health in the United States sponsored by a Catholic college or university. Another significant feature of the School was its early and continuing recognition of the need to establish strong ties between the School and the practice communities in cities and counties, the state and the nation.
University of Missouri-Columbia
- Center for Health Policy
By employing a multidisciplinary approach, the Center for Health Policy will become a nationally regarded source for objective, health policy, analysis and education.
- Center for the Study of Conflict, Law and the Media
The Center’s mission is to elevate media coverage of law and conflict, to enhance the capacity of the media to inform the rule of law and the constructive resolution of conflict, to reinforce First Amendment media protections and the flow of information in a free society, and to assume an international leadership position in these areas through innovative research, curricular initiatives, and public service programs.
- Ellis Fischel Cancer Center
An integral member of the MU Academic Health Science Center, EFCC is the only hospital in the state dedicated solely to cancer care. It houses the oldest medical records cancer database west of the Mississippi. Both the hospital and the oncologists who practice there are routinely ranked as outstanding national leaders in cancer care. EFCC is a leading provider of cancer care to Missouri's 1.3 million rural residents and many more who are vulnerable and medically underserved in Missouri. It offers services between the urban centers of Kansas City and St. Louis and throughout the rural parts of the state.
- Life Sciences Center
The Life Sciences Center will enable MU to provide world leadership in research and education in the life sciences in the 21st century. The facility will provide unsurpassed opportunities for synergistic interdisciplinary interaction in the life sciences to meet the global challenges related to food, health and the environment. Interdisciplinary research teams in the LSC will enable MU to capture the integration of agricultural, biomedical, biological and engineering sciences which is being driven by advances in molecular and cell biology, genetics and bioinformatics.
- Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism was established in 1908 as the first school of journalism in the world. With more than 80 faculty and annual enrollment of 1,000+ students, the School is a leading voice in journalism education in the nation. The School is home to several national journalism groups including Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), National Newspaper Association (NNA), and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW).
- Sinclair School of Nursing
The School of Nursing was nationally ranked 15th in NIH funding in 2003. It offers relevant specialties such as public health and school health and a strong emphasis on population-based prevention, early detection and treatment, and health and chronic illness self-management.
University of Missouri-Rolla
The Department of Engineering Management has been in existence for over 35 years and has awarded a substantial number of Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D. degrees. Its undergraduate program is an accredited engineering program with a significant management component that enables graduates to pursue professional engineering registration after graduation.
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