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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

MUPD’s messaging system, MU Alert, aims to keep students updated and aware

Stephi Smith October 18, 2017

The words “MU Alert reports…” light up the phone screen. There’s been an emergency near campus. The university’s alert messaging system, MU Alert, has been active since 2009. Alerts are sent...

MU project awarded $1.25 million grant to improve STEM literacy in middle schools

MU project awarded $1.25 million grant to improve STEM literacy in middle schools

Allison Cho October 18, 2017

A team led by MU professors has received a $1.25 million Science Education Partnership Award. The grant will fund a five-year initiative that seeks to improve STEM literacy and comprehension in Missouri...

“Time to Listen” event fosters discussion regarding race and religion

Galen Bacharier October 17, 2017

The Fireplace Lounge in Hulston Hall was overtaken by the voices of students on Tuesday evening, as the the department of religious studies held its first “A Time to Listen” event, entitled “Race...

MU estate planning program to benefit both law students and Boone County residents

MU estate planning program to benefit both law students and Boone County residents

Morgan Smith October 17, 2017

The MU School of Law and Family Impact Center will partner to provide free estate planning services to residents of Boone County and surrounding counties through the Mizzou Law Pro Bono Estate Planning...

Department of Energy award takes MU Grad student to Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lauren Clerc October 16, 2017

The Department of Energy recently gave graduate student Alexander Myers a research award that will allow him to study at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California for three months. This...

Textile and apparel management student reflects on New York Fashion Week

Textile and apparel management student reflects on New York Fashion Week

Lauren Bishop October 13, 2017

Senior Mackenzie Mattix won an essay contest that enabled her to take an all-expenses paid trip to attend New York Fashion Week. Mattix said her essay was approximately two pages and answered the question...

MU’s new chancellor hopes to bring university’s potential to light by understanding campus community

MU’s new chancellor hopes to bring university’s potential to light by understanding campus community

Allison Cho October 11, 2017

With a cup of coffee in his hand and a silver MU pin on his lapel, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright is faced with matters every day ranging from enrollment management to adjusting to the university. Cartwright...

MUPD releases annual crime statistics report

Stephi Smith October 10, 2017

The MU Police Department released the 2017 Annual Fire Safety and Security Report in a mass email on Sept. 27. The report is in compliance with the Clery Act, which requires all federally funded public...

Science of Love series presents Helen Fisher, ‘leading expert on love and attraction’

Science of Love series presents Helen Fisher, ‘leading expert on love and attraction’

Stephi Smith October 9, 2017

As one of the leading experts on the biology of love and attraction, psychologist and anthropologist Helen Fisher had an audience at the Monsanto Auditorium enthralled while she shared findings from her...

MU law professor’s blog about impeachment receives national attention

MU law professor’s blog about impeachment receives national attention

Morgan Smith October 9, 2017

MU law professor Frank Bowman was in college in 1974 when the attorneys behind Watergate inspired him to study law. In 2001, his small co-contribution to former President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial...

MU School of Health Professions introduces traveling diversity library

Anne Clinkenbeard October 5, 2017

MU’s School of Health Professions created a traveling library this summer, in collaboration with the dean’s Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. The library focuses on educating staff and faculty...

Second annual State of Accessibility meeting highlights accessibility initiatives on campus

Stephi Smith October 5, 2017

The Disability Center held its second annual State of Accessibility at MU meeting in order to highlight and publicly announce various initiatives regarding accessibility across campus Tuesday afternoon...