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Medical Journalist Caleb Hellerman Will Visit the University of Missouri
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October 26 - 27, 2026
The impact of health funding cuts on cancer care and research
Pulitzer Center grantee Caleb Hellerman will visit the University of Missouri on October 26-27, 2026. He will deliver a lecture, visit two classes, and meet with broadcast and documentary program students.
Hellerman is a medical journalist, documentary filmmaker, and executive producer for the Global Health Reporting Center.
Hellerman has spent two decades covering science and medicine for PBS NewsHour, ABC News, and the CNN Medical News Unit. He has produced and directed films for FRONTLINE, NOVA, CNN Films, and Horizon on BBC. He currently oversees enterprise news coverage for the Global Health Reporting Center and is the executive producer of the PBS Digital Studios series Vitals.
Hellerman has contributed to multiple Pulitzer Center-supported projects, including Rural Rx, Climate and Health on the Brink, and West Virginia's Daunting Health Hurdles.
His most recent project, Growing Pressure on Cancer Care and Research, examines how U.S. health funding cuts affect cancer care and research, both domestically and globally.
