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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

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...

Mizzou Alternative Breaks partners with MU Extension

Riddhi Andurkar • October 6, 2019

On Monday, Mizzou Alternative Breaks announced its new partnership with MU Extension to continue serving the state of Missouri. MU Extension also announced a new scholarship that will help with service...

Provost’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award recipients emphasize collaborative learning

Lucy Caile • October 4, 2019

The three faculty who won this year’s Provost’s Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award placed an emphasis on collaborative student-teacher relationships as the main reason for their success. The...

CAFNR student works with Clydesdale to win national competition

Jessica Fitzgerald • October 4, 2019

The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources is full of students hoping to improve the agricultural community, one of them being junior Jillian Klein. Klein is a member of the CAFNR Student Council,...

UM System President Mun Choi hangs off Tiger Hotel for charity

Lauren Hines • October 1, 2019

UM System President Mun Choi dangled 110 feet in the air off the side of the Tiger Hotel on Sept. 28 in order to help raise money for Love In the Name of Christ. Love INC held their second annual fundraiser...

Eco-Racing team adds new alternative energy vehicle for upcoming season

Alex Fulton • September 30, 2019

With supplies and designs finalized, the Mizzou Eco-Racing team is set to begin constructing its new Formula Society of Automotive Engineers electric vehicle, a first for the organization. Originally,...

Cloud based device created by MU researchers curbs chaos in hospitals after natural disasters

Lucy Caile • September 30, 2019

In the event of a natural disaster, such as the Joplin tornado, hospitals are overwhelmed with the injured. Doctors remain in the dark about each person’s condition until the hospital has already overflowed. Salman...

MU Child Development Lab gives students the chance to learn from younger students

Jeb Goldman • September 30, 2019

Behind Stanley Hall, children can be heard giggling and playing with one another, sounds you would expect from a standard daycare. However, these aren’t the sounds of an average daycare but rather the...

New research leads professor to believe physical inactivity is genetic

Jessica Fitzgerald • September 24, 2019

Physical activity is essential for a healthy lifestyle, and if Americans do not exercise, serious life-threatening diseases can be a result. Until recently, researchers believed laziness was a choice and...

$1.4 million grant to help quicken research studies at MU and other institutions

Lauren Hines • September 23, 2019

Without cyberinfrastructure, researchers would face restrictions on their studies. Cyberinfrastructure significantly helps speed up the process of experiments and computation. The National Science Foundation...

MU receives $1.5 million from legacy donor

Riddhi Andurkar • September 23, 2019

In 1839, John Pace, along with his two brothers, supported efforts to have Columbia as the site of Missouri’s land grant university. John Pace contributed $100, and his two brothers each contributed...