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MU Extension receives $1.1 million grant to help businesses get back on their feet

Noah Klein September 20, 2018

MU Extension recently received a $1.1 million grant to aid manufacturing businesses. MU Extension is a part of the UM System and aims to solve problems for businesses in the surrounding areas. According...

Merger combines bioengineering, chemical engineering departments

Merger combines bioengineering, chemical engineering departments

September 11, 2018

MU’s College of Engineering has announced the merging of the Chemical Engineering Department with the Bioengineering Department, which is part of the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources...

MU assistant professor reveals research on the mental health effects of breaking up and getting back together

MU assistant professor reveals research on the mental health effects of breaking up and getting back together

Regan Mertz September 4, 2018

Couples who break up and get back together repeatedly are at risk of negatively influencing their mental health, according to a study done by MU researchers. “Although breaking up and getting back together...

MU admin expresses concern over motorized Bird scooters

MU admin expresses concern over motorized Bird scooters

Tony Madden September 4, 2018

As students rolled back into Columbia for fall classes this month, so did a fleet of public-use motorized scooters. Bird, the California-based company that distributed the vehicles, has become a topic...

Ayllon aims to expand study abroad at MU during his time as director

Ayllon aims to expand study abroad at MU during his time as director

Jessica Belle Kramer September 4, 2018

Miguel Ayllon, PhD, who has served as interim director of study abroad in the International Center since Jan. 2018, began his appointment as director of study abroad on Sept. 1. Ayllon aims to help customize...

New provost welcomed with message of engagement, advancement during reception event

New provost welcomed with message of engagement, advancement during reception event

Lauren Bishop August 30, 2018

Messages of thanks, collaboration and service to MU were shared during the welcome reception by new MU Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Latha Ramchand. Held in the Reynolds Alumni Center,...

Graduate workers hold annual protest

Graduate workers hold annual protest

Ethan Brown August 28, 2018

For the fourth year in a row, the Coalition of Graduate Workers held a protest for graduate workers’ rights Aug. 22 on the Francis Quadrangle. The protest occurs near the anniversary of the August 2015...

MU professor’s research on effects of BPA defies FDA statement

MU professor’s research on effects of BPA defies FDA statement

Regan Mertz August 28, 2018

MU professor, Cheryl Rosenfeld, has researched the chemical bisphenol A for over a decade. Her work, recently published in the journal, Epigenetics, disproves a statement issued by the U.S. Food and Drug...

Chancellor Cartwright celebrates one year as chancellor during his public address

Jessica Belle Kramer August 23, 2018

UM System President Mun Choi, curators of diverse educational departments within the university and public officials gathered at the MU Student Center to watch Chancellor Alexander Cartwright deliver a...

Summer Briefing: Leadership and financial changes to shape fall semester

Morgan Smith, Caitlyn Rosen August 15, 2018

Since students departed for summer break in May, MU officials have been hard at work. Here’s a recap of some of the summer’s biggest news updates. ##New Leadership## Those returning to campus will...

Tap Day tradition continues with over 80 new honor society members

Tap Day tradition continues with over 80 new honor society members

Christina Long July 25, 2018

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article did not state that Larissa Babiak was tapped into QEBH. The Maneater regrets this error. One of the few times a year the Switzler Hall bell tolls is to signal...

Tuition to increase at least 1 percent in fall 2018

Tuition to increase at least 1 percent in fall 2018

Stephi Smith July 10, 2018

The UM System Board of Curators voted unanimously in May to increase tuition and fees at its four campuses for fall 2018. The board voted to approve a 2.1 percent increase in tuition and deferred all...