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April 3, 2023

MU grant will help ease nursing workforce shortage

$800,000 Missouri Department of Economic Development grant, running from 2023 to 2026, will train 300 MU students as nurse assistants within MU Health Care.

March 8, 2023

Group exercise program for older adults led to more independent exercise despite pandemic restrictions, MU study finds

Findings show the Stay Strong, Stay Healthy eight-week resistance training program helps older adults maintain long-term exercise habits and increase their self-confidence.

Crimson clover test plots at MU Bradford Research and Extension Center

March 2, 2023

$10 million grant will help MU double the acreage of cover crops in the U.S. by 2030

Five-year USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant will help double cover crop seed production.

Feb. 16, 2023

Digital ambassadors

The University of Missouri School of Journalism deploys students to community newspapers across the state to help them maximize their digital presence.

Feb. 9, 2023

MU researcher studies childhood obesity prevention programs in rural schools

Findings offer recommendations for rural schools interested in implementing similar programs.

A vital sign monitor in a medical room. Source: Shutterstock

Feb. 8, 2023

Wear and forget: an ultrasoft material for on-skin health devices

MU researchers design a soft, breathable and stretchable material that is nearly undetectable on a person’s skin, allowing for optimal long-term health monitoring.

A seismograph records movement from an earthquake.

Feb. 1, 2023

Getting ready for the next ‘big’ quake

While residents of the New Madrid Seismic Zone haven’t experienced a major earthquake in more than 100 years, MU researchers warn that people still need to be prepared for the next one to occur at any time.

A person writing on a notebook in front of a laptop with a stethoscope on top of a tablet next to the person

Jan. 30, 2023

Study unexpectedly finds only 7 health symptoms directly related to ‘long COVID’

The discovery by MU researchers — from a list of 47 top reported symptoms from ‘long COVID’ — provides a better understanding of how SARS-CoV-2 may mutate or evolve.

Jan. 27, 2023

$2 million grant will help rural Missouri schools detect possible threats to school safety

Department of Justice grant uses technology software to alert suicidal or harmful threats to trained school intervention teams.

Jan. 20, 2023

Regulating immunological memory may help immune system fight disease, MU study finds

Findings may help development of potential vaccines or immunotherapies for cancer and various inflammatory diseases.