University of Missouri

Aug. 7, 2020

Tigers, tigers everywhere

Student Abby Hunt is using her background in international studies and geography to help map where her fellow Tigers have been during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug. 3, 2020

COVID-19 course provides students a comprehensive look at pandemic

Throughout the summer, 50 students from the University of Missouri and other UM System campuses gathered remotely to consider the political, societal and personal implications of the coronavirus pandemic.

July 17, 2020

Under the gun

A veteran journalist recounts how he learned his trade on the frontlines of war in Central America.

July 15, 2020

Do campaign finance reforms truly help make elections more competitive?

MU social scientists examine three decades of state legislative elections

July 9, 2020

Exploring ‘green’ energy

MU graduate student awarded dream fellowship to study the relationship between soil bacteria and switchgrass, a renewable energy source

June 12, 2020

Love once sealed away

MU professor examines newly unveiled letters between T. S. Eliot and Emily Hale

June 9, 2020

Learning from history to fight against COVID-19

Grant awarded to MU researchers looks for similarities, differences between 1918 flu pandemic and COVID-19 pandemic

June 8, 2020

Boys’ poor reading skills might help explain higher education gender gap

MU study finds ability to read well can help explain why fewer men go to college than women

June 8, 2020

A (virtual) welcome for new Tigers

Each year, thousands of incoming students attend Summer Welcome — an orientation and registration program that introduces Tigers-to-be to the traditions, resources and people of the University of Missouri. Summer Welcome is moving online for the first time, but student and staff leaders are preserving the spirit of what makes it so special.

June 3, 2020

Therapy dogs: a social catalyst for kids with autism? 

MU researcher examines impact of therapy dogs on social skills for children with autism