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Kinder Institute at MU announces $10 million gift

Wicker Perlis • November 19, 2019

A $10 million gift from the Kinder family to MU’s Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy was announced on Nov. 12. The gift from the Kinder Foundation adds to a $25 million donation in 2015 which...

Science magazine staff writer speaks about CRISPR, its ethical debate

Lauren Hines • November 18, 2019

Author and journalist Jon Cohen visited MU on Nov. 12 in the Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center to talk about the gene editing technology CRISPR and the ethical debates surrounding it. Cohen has...

Open studio allows art students to showcase work to public

Elise Diesfeld • November 18, 2019

The Association of Graduate Art Students opened the doors to the Bingham Commons art studios to welcome the public to the studio for viewing and discussion Nov. 8. Undergraduate and graduate art students...

Lea Michele redeems herself with Christmas album

Chloe Konrad • November 18, 2019

I have idolized Lea Michele ever since she first appeared in “Glee” back in 2009. I’m not a singer by any means, show tunes are not my thing and I’d like to think I’m not as outrageously difficult...

MU celebrates, honors Veterans with Veterans Week events

Lucy Caile • November 17, 2019

As students, faculty and visitors walk under Memorial Student Union’s bell tower, they speak in hushed tones and remove their hats and hoods to pay respect to those whose names scatter the insides of...

MU Law takes lead on paper-waste reduction

Wicker Perlis • November 15, 2019

Facing an ever-growing onslaught of papers and fliers, the faculty of MU’s School of Law decided to lead the way in a nationwide effort to reduce waste. Professor S.I. Strong, of the MU School of Law,...

QT Prom allows students to have a place to be themselves

Catherine Polo • November 15, 2019

As the lights in Memorial Student Union faded from bright pink to orange, students attending the QT Prom tossed around balloons and danced through the night. The event had many free pins and stickers for...

Professor and director of research receives $1.8 million federal grant

Jessica Fitzgerald • November 14, 2019

A faculty member of the MU School of Medicine was recently awarded a federal grant to study how alcohol is involved in insomnia and other health issues. Professor and director of research Mahesh Thakkar,...

‘Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!’ transports viewers across world

Anna Kochman • November 13, 2019

The emotion and power of Netflix’s “Queer Eye” aren’t lost in translation in its most recent feature season, “Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!” The four-episode spinoff of the Netflix original...

Boone County Clerk’s office increases awareness on election day

Izzy Colón • November 12, 2019

Residents of the City of Hallsville and the New Franklin R-1School District voted on ballot measures in Boone County on election day Nov. 5. According to the unofficial results, the New Franklin R-1 School...

Drug reform activist says how drug policy impacts African Americans

Wesley Ward • November 12, 2019

MU’s chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy invited drug reform activist Eric Sterling on Nov. 6 to share his experiences in the war on drugs, incarceration rates and the recent shift in perspective...

School-to-prison pipeline panelists explore methods of discipline for students

Lukas Parrish • November 12, 2019

A group of MU students held a panel about the school-to-prison pipeline, relating the pipeline to Columbia Public Schools on Nov. 4. The panel consisted of Peter Stiepleman, Columbia Public Schools Superintendent,...