Tobymac, third day, and Chris Tomlin? A quick google shows me that they’re all Christian artists who make it about their religion. Torn between hoping the University doesn’t get sued for promoting religion, and kind of hoping they do because it looks like that’s what’s happening.
bro be so fr not Canvas getting hacked the week of finals 💔 everything due today fr
Hi! I'm currently at a university on the east coast but I'm originally from STL. My family lives away from the area now but is moving back next year. I'm in my 4th year but still have a year and some change to complete due to switching majors late. I'm thinking about switching to Mizzou as it would be close to home and has classes I'd love to take. How is the campus? Are the classes particularly hard (I'm a bio major). Would I be too old to make friends at 23 next fall? How is the college for biology?
Basically what are the pros and cons? And would it be better to just do UMSL?
So I got into Mizzou with 3.02 Gpa, I’ve always been a A and B student except the occasional C once or twice but this semester I’m gonna end up with my first D in my high school career in my Ap stats class. Am I at a real risk of my application being rescinded?
Hey, I’m a hs junior with a 3.4 gpa 18 act (retake in july) and i was wondering if i could get into mizzou engineering if i raised my score a bit. Thanks!
im a hs junior with a 2.8 gpa and a 17 act score. I plan on retaking my act in the summer to hopefully improve it. my extra curriculars I'm involved/was involved in are marching band, concert band, fbla, also I'm going to do hosa and get my pct license my senior year. for band & fbla I've been a state participant and have gotten first place in both programs for districts.
do I have a chance of getting accepted into mizzous nursing program?
As a freshman, how bad should I expect the police presence to be tomorrow? this is so stupid ....
Hey guys, I am sure y’all get these all the times and I hate to add on, but I am an incoming freshman from Atlanta Ga, coming for journalism. I have lived there my whole life so this will be my first time being super far from home.
I had a few things I wanted to ask about:
Weather, Atlanta winters are pretty mild so I am not really prepared for a Missouri winter. What should I actually be buying to stay warm? Are the summers brutal too or is it manageable? Atlanta heat is pretty brutal lol so I should be ok for that.
Orientation, Any tips for making the most of it? Things I should actually pay attention to vs things that are kind of a waste of time? Anything you wish you had known going in?
Classes , I am going into the journalism school so any advice on what to take freshman year would be huge. Are there any gen eds I should knock out early, professors to look for (or avoid), or anything specific to J-school I should know? I’m not sure if there is much flexibility on what to take freshman year so that might not be rlly relevant.
Dorms, What do I actually need to bring? I feel like every list online is either way too much or misses stuff that actually matters. Any underrated things you packed that you were glad you had?
General tips, Anything else you wish someone had told you before move-in day. Columbia seems like a cool city but I genuinely know nothing about it, except for one visit, so any recs for food, things to do, or just how to survive freshman year would go a long way.
Appreciate any help, Mizzou seems like a great community and I’m excited to be a part of it.
Hey all,
I took a AP World class but didn’t opt in for the exam. Is this a mistake? What college credit do I miss out on assuming I would have gotten a 3? I regret not taking it so help me chill out about that lol
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i am an incoming freshman. when i applied i had my parents shared main email (which i noted as my dads) and mom’s personal email in my contacts. i am now an accepted student and naturally both emails have been sending information about reminding me about advising appointments, however for personal reasons i don’t want the shared email to receive anything from the University of Missouri at all as this now is invading my privacy. is there a way to blacklist an email?
Chris Engelage’s family takes care of goats, cattle and a mule on their farm in Warren County. Engelage also loves to hunt.
But if he were to eat a burger made from his own meat, he would be hit with joint pain, stomach aches and excruciating headaches.
Engelage has alpha-gal syndrome, an acute mammalian meat allergy caused by the lone star tick. Those who have the condition can be allergic to meat — beef, pork, lamb — as well as other products like eggs, dairy, gelatin and even some medications.
“I walked into a butcher shop one time, and just from all the fumes and everything in there, I got very light-headed and almost passed out,” Engelage said.
There is no cure for the syndrome, and the condition is on a steep rise in the United States as warmer temperatures increase habitats for ticks. From just a few cases in 2009, the number of people affected by Alpha-gal may now be close to 500,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As cases continue to climb, what scientists know about the syndrome remains scarce and unpredictable. But one medical researcher at the University of Missouri is looking for answers.
The incidence of alpha-gal
Benjamin Casterline, an immunologist and dermatologist at the Mizzou School of Medicine, has been studying alpha-gal to better understand how it works and ways patients might be desensitized so they can eat meat again.
He recently received a grant from the Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences to research the syndrome. Casterline is now in the midst of collecting blood samples and symptom data from patients in Missouri, using artificial intelligence to find patterns and trends in the demographics.
He sees patients at MU Health Care clinics in Columbia, Jefferson City and Versailles, including those with alpha-gal syndrome.
“We don’t know why the tick bite causes the allergy. We don’t know why the symptoms are so variable between different people,” Casterline said, but the unknown nature of the syndrome continues to intrigue him.
Alpha-gal is a molecule that is naturally produced in the bodies of most mammals but not in people, according to the CDC. It is also found in the saliva of lone star ticks.
When a tick bites, it can transfer alpha-gal from its saliva to a person’s blood. The body’s immune system then sees it as a threat and triggers an allergic reaction.
When someone with alpha-gal gets a reaction after eating mammalian products, symptoms can present in several ways: hives, joint pain, gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms, swelling of the airway and even anaphylaxis.
Casterline described the syndrome as “extremely heterogeneous.” Sometimes people are bitten by the tick and have no symptoms at all. But sometimes the reaction can be severe and even fatal if it causes a dangerous drop in blood pressure, difficulty breathing or fainting. That makes it much more difficult to tackle.
The study of alpha-gal
Casterline grew up playing baseball in Westchester County, New York, then studied medicine in Chicago, where he was interested in the immunology and microbiology of the skin. He moved to Columbia for his residency.
He heard about alpha-gal after he moved to Missouri, which has a higher incidence of the syndrome than Illinois. But when looking at the published literature, he saw a lot of gaps and inconsistencies.
For instance, Engelage said he has to use special Arm & Hammer toothpaste to prevent his mouth from blistering, but his daughter, Cali, who also has the syndrome, can use normal toothpaste with no issues.
These manifestations may present from two to 10 hours after ingestion, which can make alpha-gal even more difficult to identify.
Casterline said the prevalence of the syndrome in Missouri is yet another mystery he is trying to solve.
According to a 2022 study that examined the presence of alpha-gal on military bases across the country, 14% of military personnel at Fort Leonard Wood had the antibody for alpha-gal. That was the highest among all military sites surveyed.
Adapting to a new normal
In February 2021, Annie Kittrell Poehlein woke up one day with a swollen face and eyes. It turned out to be alpha-gal, adding to her existing gluten and soy allergies.
“In our home, I have separate pots and pans and cutting boards,” she said. “I have my own barbecue grill; we have two ovens.”
Kittrell Poehlein works for the Missouri Department of Conservation and loves the outdoors, often venturing out to paddle board, kayak, hike, canoe and garden. But for someone with alpha-gal, those hobbies come with risks.
Like the Engelage family, Kittrell Poehlein chooses prevention and adaptation over spending her life indoors. When she goes outside, she carries an Auvi-Q auto-injector, similar to an EpiPen, in case she has a severe allergic reaction.
With no cure, we just adapt,” Engelage said. “I always told myself, if my daughter can deal with it, I surely can deal with it.”
On the farm, he wears long sleeves to prevent animal hair from irritating his skin. During deer hunting season, the family donates the meat and makes sure to wear gloves while handling it.
Engelage said he would rather make changes and continue to do what he loves.
“They say it can make it worse,” he said. “But I don’t limit myself to not going outdoors.”
Looking ahead with hope
Casterline hopes his research can improve the quality of life of patients with the syndrome so they can hike, hunt, camp and enjoy the outdoors.
Most of what he’s done so far is to study patients and their health records in an anonymous way to understand their different symptoms, he said. “To try to get a better handle on how the disease presents here in Missouri.”
A recently published study used data from 343 local patients with the syndrome. Most of this work took place on a computer or in a lab, but his goal is to eventually recruit patients for clinical trials.
Until then, people like Engelage and Kittrell Poehlein say they will continue to do what they love with a little more precaution, awareness and bug spray.
“I will not change. I know it’s scary for some people, but when you walk outside in nature, it makes you so happy, you can feel it in your heart,” Kittrell Poehlein said.
“You can’t stop doing those things, because that’s what keeps us sane in an insane world: holding onto those things that make your heart happy,” she said.
Yes, campus is crowded, especially around Memorial. And traffic is horrendous. And it's noisy.
But this festival is so so important to these students!! They've worked so hard to be here and it is a magical moment to learn you're going to state festival. Some of them are stepping foot on Mizzou grounds for the first time ever today, and some are having their last state festival before they graduate.
Maybe I'm just nostalgic for when I participated in it, but I think it really is great to see these incredible high school musicians get the chance to play at Mizzou. It represents hopes and dreams for many students, some of which are so excited to come to Mizzou this fall as freshmen.
Best of luck to anyone participating in the festival today!!! And enjoy the music on campus, perhaps pick out individual sounds on your walk to class!! 📯🎺🎷🎶
I know colleges are posting job placement rates in the 90 percent or higher. Is this really true?
Like University of Indiana’s Business school is saying 97 percent. In this job market?
The university of Utah’s business is similar with their placement stats. What are peoples experiences?
Anything helps! Thanks. I will be interning 40 hrs/wk and taking 2 other classes at the same time. Is this feasible or am I going to hate my life? Willing to put in the hours.
Edit: I am a finance & quant econ major. Doing a corp strategy internship this summer. Will be taking a writing intensive & calc over summer.