University News Archives - Page 35 of 87

Graduate students now have their health care subsidized indefinitely

Libby Stanford • November 7, 2016

Graduate students will have their health care subsidized indefinitely thanks to a temporary fix in the Affordable Care Act that will allow the university to take as much time as needed to come up with...

Bright Flight scholarship faces potential reduction for spring semester

Megan Smith • November 7, 2016

Sophomore Abby Guinn, a recipient of the Bright Flight scholarship, received an unexpected email from the Office of Student Financial Aid on Oct. 9. The email informed her that all Bright Flight recipients...

Computer program analyzes presidential candidates’ rhetoric

Jackson Kinkead • November 2, 2016

Dale Musser’s new office in Naka Hall is still sparse. Like his office, the future of his new computer program, [Debate Analyzer](http://debateanalyzer.com), is just as open to change. The program...

Mun Y. Choi named 24th UM System president

Claire Mitzel • November 2, 2016

_Updated to reflect additional comments from University of Connecticut officials._ Mun Y. Choi, the University of Connecticut’s provost, is the UM System’s 24th president, concluding a nearly yearlong...

Cancer Research Center uses salmonella to target tumors

Brendan Crowley • November 2, 2016

Researchers at the Cancer Research Center in Columbia found that a modified strain of salmonella can be used to target and infiltrate cancerous tumors. Abraham Eisenstark, the research director at the...

New UM System president to be announced Wednesday

Claire Mitzel • October 31, 2016

The 24th UM System president will be named Wednesday morning, [according to a UM System news release](https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/news/public_notices/103116_advisory). [According to reports by the St....

MU researchers attempt to minimize dining hall waste

Caroline Kealy • October 30, 2016

MU researchers hope to adopt their findings about the environmental costs of food waste in campus dining halls following months of research conducted by two MU professors and a doctoral student. The researchers...

ResLife hall coordinator work schedules to be affected by labor law change

Olivia Garrett • October 26, 2016

An update to the Fair Labor Standards Act is changing how employees are paid overtime, and residence hall coordinators are now facing restrictions on how and when they can do their job. Hall coordinators...

Inside the legends of Jesse Hall

Libby Stanford • October 26, 2016

The history-filled Jesse Hall dome holds secrets even the oldest graduates are unaware of. Its arching form is visible from almost any point on campus, and Jesse Hall itself is MU’s most recognizable...

Faculty expresses discontent over job security, management of funds

Brendan Crowley • October 26, 2016

Faculty across MU convened on Oct. 19 to discuss semester updates and talk with interim Chancellor Hank Foley about concerns they have. ####Non-tenure track faculty population grows The proportion of...

Campus speech restrictions should be loosened, Faculty Council says

Brendan Crowley • October 26, 2016

Free speech policies on campus could be broadened if the Board of Curators accepts the suggestions from Faculty Council to revise the MU Business Policy and Procedures Manual. Faculty Council voted unanimously...

Seniors relay experience of living in residence halls for four years

Madi McVan • October 21, 2016

Although the faces of the front desk attendants and floor staff at College Avenue Hall vary by semester, seniors Mia Johnson and Mariya Chukas have remained as constants for the past four years. They...