Children with the most complex disorders, those in the most dire health position, are among the truly needy in this world, and they have found a champion in Gary Comer.

This generous gift will support research of a kind that reflects the core values of our University- innovative discovery crossing disciplinary boundaries and unmasking ideas of sufficient size and quality to create new paradigms of thought. Work in the Ellen and Melvin Gordon Center for Integrative Science will produce unexpected discoveries that will enrich our understanding of both the biological and the physical sciences, but, most importantly, revolutionize how we think about the space in between and what this means to the citizens of our nation.

Work in the Center for Integrative Science will produce unexpected discoveries that will enrich our understanding of both the biological and the physical sciences, but, most importantly, revolutionize how we think about the space in between and what this means to the citizens of our nation.

Children who grow up getting nutrition from plant foods rather than meats have a tremendous health advantage. They are less likely to develop weight problems, diabetes, high blood pressure and some forms of cancer,

There's not a question that it's more widely accepted these days that children need mental-health services. It wasn't always that way. Once upon a time, the widespread utilization of services for children wasn't widely endorsed.

The data show that, here in Missouri, we continue to fail to put the health and welfare of our children first.