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The Maneater

5 professors honored with William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence

Laurel Critchfield April 9, 2014

Every spring since 1991, outstanding teachers at MU have been recognized with the William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence. This year, five teachers were recognized: John Bennett, associate...

UM-St. Louis student begins duties as Board of Curators student representative

Crystal Duan April 9, 2014

UM-St. Louis graduate student Tracy Mulderig has been selected as the new student representative to the UM System Board of Curators. Her term will run from 2014 to January 2016. Mulderig, who was appointed...

MU Health System project recognized for clinical care innovation

Covey Eonyak Son April 7, 2014

The MU Health System is among the few academic healthcare providers in the U.S. that will be nationally recognized for its effort to streamline services provided at its clinics. The Association of American...

Family files wrongful death lawsuit against UM Curators

Covey Eonyak Son April 7, 2014

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the UM Board of Curators on March 31 in response to a [collapse](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/2/22/university-village-evacuated/) that killed Columbia...

Faculty Council hears reorganization administration positions, gets a say in which moldy books will be permanently withdrawn

Crystal Duan April 5, 2014

MU has changed the role of vice chancellor for university affairs, formerly held by Vice Chancellor Emerita Chris Koukola, to vice chancellor for marketing and communication, Interim Provost Ken Dean told...

Family of firefighter killed at University Village files wrongful death lawsuit against UM Curators

Covey Eonyak Son April 3, 2014

A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the UM Board of Curators on March 31, in response to a [collapse](https://www.themaneater.com/stories/2014/2/22/university-village-evacuated/) left Columbia fireman...

Loftin creates two new positions in university administration

Loftin creates two new positions in university administration

Crystal Duan April 2, 2014

As one of his first orders of business, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin decided to implement a shift in financial oversight for the university. Departments that had previously reported to interim Vice Chancellor...

Students fly drones indoors in new five-week class

Tracy Cook April 2, 2014

On Friday, 15 MU students — 11 undergraduates and four graduate students — will begin to learn how to fly drones. This is part of the curriculum for a new, five-week class titled “Introduction to...

College of Arts and Science implements supplemental fee

Crystal Duan April 2, 2014

Students in the College of Arts and Science will soon see an additional fee for the classes they select. After receiving the UM System Board of Curators’ formal approval in January, the College of Arts...

MU prepares for a month of celebrating the environment

Covey Eonyak Son April 2, 2014

Throughout April, various environmental organizations and departments at MU will sponsor events celebrating the environment and the university’s sustainability initiatives. Some people, such as the...

10th Annual Life Sciences & Society Symposium “decodes science”

Crystal Duan March 21, 2014

“Decoding Science” was the topic for the 10th Annual Life Sciences & Society Symposium, and that is what program director Jack Schultz said he hopes the week’s speakers did. The symposium, which...

Blotter

March 19, 2014

####1. Woman charged with DWI and prohibited turn The MU Police Department arrested senior Madison J. Lilley, 21, March 13 at 1:43 a.m. Lilley made an illegal turn on Turner Avenue and Providence Road,...