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The Maneater
The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater
The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Three Curator’s Distinguished Professor award winners talk about their careers

Wicker Perlis • February 25, 2020

MU has awarded seven professors from across different fields of study with the Curator’s Distinguished Professor award. The award was established in 1968 and is given out by the Office of Academic Affairs. “These...

MU Libraries forced to make large journal cuts for upcoming fiscal year

MU Libraries forced to make large journal cuts for upcoming fiscal year

Alex Espinda • February 25, 2020

MU Libraries recently had to cut 495 academic journals for the 2020 fiscal year because of a flat budget. Academic journal cuts are not new to the libraries at MU or at most other universities. According...

MU seeks to address faculty diversity concerns after campus climate survey results

MU seeks to address faculty diversity concerns after campus climate survey results

Alex Fulton • February 25, 2020

A recent report from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education showed MU faculty rate the quality of colleagues and cost of living the best aspect of working on campus. Meanwhile, the same...

Local ‘eco-classroom’ facilitates elementary school student learning

Local ‘eco-classroom’ facilitates elementary school student learning

Hannah Norton • February 21, 2020

When a portable trailer classroom at Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School burned down in 2007, PWA Architects, Inc. collaborated with the school to build a “green” classroom building in its place. The...

New School of Medicine study links levels of serotonin to dysphagia in mice could open door to new ALS, Parkinson’s treatment

Alex Espinda • February 18, 2020

A study recently published by a team of researchers at MU found that there is a positive correlation between the level of serotonin in mice and their lick and swallow ability. This is just a part of the...

MU assistant professor of psychological sciences recognized in list of 100 most inspiring Black scientists in America

Jeb Goldman • February 17, 2020

For Jordan Booker, MU assistant professor of psychological sciences, Feb. 3, was a day unlike any other. It would end up being the day the popular science journal CrossTalk published its list of “100...

Rise in vaping leads to calls for increased regulations

Rise in vaping leads to calls for increased regulations

Wicker Perlis • February 9, 2020

Cigarette smoking rates are down in Missouri and nationwide, recent analysis shows, but the surge of vaping has presented an entirely new set of problems for those who seek to reduce nicotine use. Quote...

MU College of Veterinary Medicine research determines genetic mutations cause rare genetic disorder

Jessica Fitzgerald • February 6, 2020

A recent discovery by Leslie Lyons and Reuben Buckley of the College of Veterinary Medicine determined a specific mutation. It started with a collaboration with the Cincinnati Zoo, in which Lyons worked...

MU calls first weather cancellation day as students return from winter break on Jan. 24

MU calls first weather cancellation day as students return from winter break on Jan. 24

Jeb Goldman • February 6, 2020

Weather-related cancellation days are not common place for MU, and on the morning of Jan. 24, school officials did not believe they would need to call for one. They believed that postponing classes until...

New research conducted by MU Engineering could lead to water being harvested in space

Jessica Fitzgerald • February 4, 2020

A recent experiment conducted by students and faculty of the MU College of Engineering could grow into the possibility of being able to harvest water in space. Professor Chung-Lung (C.L.) Chen, assistant...

Journalist Jim Lehrer’s passing marked by long-standing legacy

Hannah Norton • February 4, 2020

Jim Lehrer, the longtime anchor for PBS NewsHour, died in his home in Washington on Jan. 23. Lehrer was born in small-town Wichita, Kansas in 1934, according to a Columbia Missourian article. His parents...

CAFNR study shows benefits in school gardening programs

CAFNR study shows benefits in school gardening programs

Leah Vredenbregt • February 4, 2020

Since the heavy industrialization of the 1900s, the United States has seen a gradual decrease in the food and agriculture skills of its youth. A recent study from the College of Agriculture, Food & Natural...

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