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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Bright Flight Promise Program proposed to award more students with higher sums of money, as long as they reside in Missouri after graduation

Lauren Bishop May 1, 2018

A Missouri House representative has proposed changes to the Missouri Higher Education Academic Scholarship Program, commonly known as Bright Flight, that would require students to reside in the state after...

March for Science – Mid-Missouri holds a panel discussion over issues and triumphs in the fields of research and public policy

Lauren Bishop April 30, 2018

The March for Science - Mid-Missouri hosted a panel of scientists and public policy advocates entitled “Catalyzing Change: The March for Science One Year Later” on April 24. The panel consisted of...

UM system contributes $5.4 billion to state economy in 2017

UM system contributes $5.4 billion to state economy in 2017

Christina Long April 30, 2018

The impact of the UM system on the state of Missouri goes beyond educating students, according to an economic impact study conducted by consulting firm Tripp Umbach. The report, presented to lawmakers...

College of Education hosts workshop on diversity in children’s literature

College of Education hosts workshop on diversity in children’s literature

Stephi Smith April 24, 2018

Angie Zapata, an assistant professor who teaches and researches literacy education at the College of Education, hosted a children’s literature workshop Tuesday in Townsend Hall. The workshop, titled...

Life Sciences Week brings together posters, speakers, scientists across MU’s campus

Lauren Bishop April 18, 2018

Speakers, vendors and student researchers convened from April 9-14 to bring “together research across scientific disciplines at Mizzou” during the 34th annual Life Sciences Week, according to the event’s...

School of Law student advocates for mental health services

School of Law student advocates for mental health services

Christina Long April 18, 2018

To her fellow law students, she is the image of confidence and competence. Third-year law student Jessica Chinnadurai described herself as a “procedural, process-based person” who always knew she...

Board of Curators approves new program to share faculty knowledge with Missouri

Board of Curators approves new program to share faculty knowledge with Missouri

April 17, 2018

The UM System Board of Curators met April 12-13 at Missouri University of Science and Technology to discuss a new faculty outreach program, changes in enrollment, enforcing the “one university” rule...

Missouri Senate to vote on restoring higher education funding

Missouri Senate to vote on restoring higher education funding

Natasha Vyhovsky April 5, 2018

The Missouri House passed amendments to House Bill 2003 on March 29, which would move $30 million put into the ACCESS Missouri grant fund over to core funding for higher education, restoring about $14...

First co-sponsored symposium covering First Amendment in digital age to be held in Washington

First co-sponsored symposium covering First Amendment in digital age to be held in Washington

Lauren Bishop April 4, 2018

The first co-sponsored symposium presented by MU’s School of Journalism and School of Law will foster discussions on the First Amendment in the digital age. The Missouri-Hurley and Price Sloan Symposium...

Local progressive group organizes viewing of Bernie Sanders event

Local progressive group organizes viewing of Bernie Sanders event

Evan Ochsner March 21, 2018

Roughly 30 local progressives gathered at Shakespeare’s Pizza to watch a live stream of a Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) town hall on Monday night. Sanders, who moderated the nationally broadcasted town hall,...

Physicians Committee offers School of Medicine free demonstration in opposition to live animals

Physicians Committee offers School of Medicine free demonstration in opposition to live animals

Stephi Smith March 20, 2018

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has offered the MU School of Medicine an on-site demonstration of a training method that would replace the use of live animals for emergency medicine resident...

Future of higher education wavers amidst student concerns, new budget plan

Allison Cho March 20, 2018

Higher education cuts in fiscal year 2019’s budget may not be as severe as previously expected. On Jan. 22, Gov. Eric Greitens proposed cutting $68 million from higher education funding. However, the...