Community Impact | Teaching and Learning

MU partners with community to produce face shields

The MU College of Engineering is helping manufacture face shields for first responders and health care workers at no cost. So far, they've made more than 1,700 masks.

MU College of Engineering

Sep. 10, 2026

Never forgotten: Mizzou commemorates 25 years since 9/11

The University of Missouri and the City of Columbia marked the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, with a Patriot Day wreath-laying ceremony honoring the lives lost.

Sep. 8, 2026

Mizzou helps Missouri turn good neighbors into stronger communities

MU Extension’s Missouri Good Neighbor Week has grown from a statewide celebration into a movement inspiring communities across the country.

Sep. 7, 2026

Ask an expert: How to talk to children about 9/11

Mizzou communication professor Haley Horstman shares tips as the nation approaches the 25th anniversary of the attacks.

Sep. 1, 2026

Historic $50 million gift powers Payne Energy Innovation Center at Mizzou

David Payne’s support will also transform electrical engineering and computer science while accelerating Mizzou’s leadership in energy innovation.