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Columbia shootings raise MU students’ fears

Wicker Perlis October 27, 2019

When 13-year-old Dajion Harris was shot and killed on Oct. 19, it was a story that had become all too familiar for many Columbia residents. From the months of January to August, there had been four homicides...

3D tyrannosaurus rex skull model brings unexpected results

3D tyrannosaurus rex skull model brings unexpected results

Wicker Perlis October 22, 2019

One of the great mysteries in the fields of paleontology and anatomy may have been solved by an MU team that created a 3D model for the skull of a tyrannosaurus rex. These scientists and researchers had...

College of Business student project aims to better prepare businesses displaced by disasters

Alex Fulton October 22, 2019

“What was the recovery process like?” junior Natalee Fitzgerald asks the woman over the phone. “There’s no recovering,” Lakaisha Sutherland, owner of Joy & Gladness Children Academy responds....

Researchers discover autonomy increases family tension at the end of life

Jessica Fitzgerald October 17, 2019

Oftentimes caregivers struggle to manage family conflict when they deal with the approaching death of a loved one. The discoveries from research conducted by Human Development and Family Sciences professor...

Chancellor Cartwright emphasizes MU’s value beyond the numbers in State of University Address

Lucy Caile October 17, 2019

Besides emphasizing the MU community’s tangible achievements, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright expressed the importance of value an MU education brings in his 2019 State of the University Address. On...

College of Engineering alumnus donates $6 million gift for development of NextGen Precision Health Institute

College of Engineering alumnus donates $6 million gift for development of NextGen Precision Health Institute

Alex Fulton October 13, 2019

Jim Fitterling, Dow CEO and MU alumnus, will donate $6 million toward the development of the NextGen Precision Health Institute, the university announced during a gift ceremony Oct. 11. Fitterling’s...

Meet the top 10 royalty candidates

Meet the top 10 royalty candidates

Riddhi Andurkar October 13, 2019

####Queen Candidates#### Michaela Thomson Michaela Thomson was nominated by Honors College Programming Board. She is studying biochemistry at MU. Favorite Memory: Thomson said her favorite memory at...

Homecoming events take months of preparation and coordination from all levels of MU

Homecoming events take months of preparation and coordination from all levels of MU

Lucy Caile October 13, 2019

Weeks of planning events, building parade floats and game promotion start to pay off as a tiger tail appears on top of the MU Student Center, and the MizzouRec boasts yellow and black streamers. It is...

Engineering researchers work to advance automatic driver assistance functions

Hannah Norton October 10, 2019

As humans, we like to think that we are smarter than technology. This can ring true in terms of the sometimes faulty Advanced Driver Assistance Systems that are common in newer cars. These systems can...

Journalism professor awarded Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity

Journalism professor awarded Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity

Hannah Norton October 10, 2019

Shortly after Robert Greene was hired as a new MU professor in 2014, he founded the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism with Stacey Woelfel. Since then, Greene — the filmmaker-in-chief...

MU South Farm Showcase continues Dean Tom Payne’s vision in its 13th year

Jeb Goldman October 8, 2019

On Saturday, Sept. 29, the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources hosted its 13th annual South Farm Showcase. Thirteen years ago, Thomas L. Payne, CAFNR vice chancellor and dean, decided...

Two departments at MU create meteorology app to visualize clouds in the sky

Two departments at MU create meteorology app to visualize clouds in the sky

Jessica Fitzgerald October 7, 2019

Atmospheric science Professor Eric Aldrich and members of the MU College of Engineering created the app MeterologyAR, which helps users learn about clouds. They created the app for meteorology students...