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Mizzou in focus: photos of the year

Our photographers captured student life, campus beauty and ground-breaking research in incredible imagery this year. Here are some of the most memorable moments of 2024.

Dec. 20, 2024
Contact: Janese Heavin, heavinj@missouri.edu
Photos by Abbie Lankitus, Sam O'Keefe, Sam E. Cox, Reagan Manis and Sophia Scheller

Student life

Person in crowd dancing

People form an M on Faurot Field

Person carrying yellow umbrella on campus

Person blows snow from gloved hand

People look through holes illuminated by green and blue lights

People playing sports on Quad

Person playing air hokey surrounded by red light

Students in library

Silhouette of person dancing

Truman mascot jumps during parade

Fire truck with group of people riding

ROTC cadets fire cannon at football game

ROTC cadets salute during football game

People dance on stage

Tiger success

Graduate smiles as she's being hooded

Graduate celebrates on stage

Graduate hugs friends

Man holds trophy above head in front of crowd

Person in wheelchair with basketball

Football player looks at camera

Woman with homecoming queen candidate

Conductor leads band during football game

Person running with sunlight behind him

An MIZ flag waves at football game

Graduate reveals Truman mascot tail and feet under gown

Top of head with headband that says "proud parent"

Person with decorated cap in crowd at commencement

Amputee demonstrating long-jump

Amputee sits on floor in front of window

People hugging

Surprised woman with hands over her mouth

People hug

Crowd on campus

Research and creative works

Person with goggles working in lab illuminated with pink and blue lights

Purple light illuminates laser of 3D printer

A cicada on white surrounded by red background

Person surrounded by blue looks up at white lights

A man looks at treehoppers on a branch

A treehopper on a leaf

White mushrooms

Face illuminated with blue light looks at orange vial

Mushrooms

Person with book looks up at trees

Kernels of purple corn in a line

Two people with vial

Across campus

Person walking on campus illuminated by lights and fog

Holiday lights around Jesse Hall

Stormy day

Full moon behind building

Person walks into well-lit library at night

Squirrel in tree on campus

Person walks in front of MIZ statue

Lights on campus at dusk

Evening view of football stadium

Fireworks at football stadium

Moon over Memorial Union

Holiday lights frame Jesse Hall

View of football stadium from the road

Pink flowers on campus

MIZ statue in snow

A hawk in a tree

Full moon behind building

Partial eclipse

View through architecture showing person walking and snow-covered campus

Footprints in the snow

Moon is shown through an MU sign

Jesse Hall and the columns at night

Beige bush on snow covered ground in front of Jesse Hall

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