University of Missouri News

Registered Nurses More Likely to Identify High-Risk Medication Discrepancies in Elderly Patients

Nearly 66 percent of all adverse events experienced by nursing home residents, such as falls, delirium and hallucinations, could be prevented, in part, by monitoring medication more closely. In nursing homes, both registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) …

University of Missouri Wants Walkway Collapse Lawsuit Dismissed

The University of Missouri Board of Curators is asking for the dismissal of several claims against it contained in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after a firefighter died in a walkway collapse. Lt. Bruce Britt died in February while responding …

Firefighter Widow Files Suit Against University of Missouri Curators

The widow of a firefighter who was killed in February after a walkway collapsed at a University of Missouri apartment complex has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school’s board of curators. In a petition filed Monday, Leigh Britt …

Firefighter Death Prompts Missouri University to Inspect all Buildings

The University of Missouri has hired an engineering company to inspect all of its buildings after a walkway collapsed at a university-run apartment complex last week, killing a firefighter. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the university hired the firm, Trabue, …

New Apartment Complex in Missouri Heavily Damaged

A fire that heavily damaged a new apartment complex in Columbia has left some students scrambling to find housing before the fall semester begins at the University of Missouri. The Brookside on College complex, which was set to open in …

University of Missouri Conference to Commemorate New Madrid Quakes

Scientists and historians will gather at the University of Missouri in Columbia on Saturday for a conference commemorating the 200th anniversary of the New Madrid earthquakes. The program is titled “It’s Your Fault.” The agenda includes presentations by scientists and …