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Stay Strong, Stay Healthy participant looking on while a trainer coaches her through an exercise.

Dec. 6, 2022

Group exercise boosts physical, mental health for older adults, MU study finds

Evidence-based benefits include improved muscle strength, balance, flexibility, sleep, social support, confidence and decreased risk of falls.

Dec. 5, 2022

University of Missouri researchers design new heart health wearable

Using a $2.6 million grant from NIH, researchers at the MU College of Engineering are designing a breathable material with antimicrobial properties for use with a wearable heart monitor.

Nov. 9, 2022

University of Missouri is helping the aviation industry go “green”

Using part of a $12.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, MU researchers are working with an interdisciplinary group to optimize green energy for aviation use.

Oct. 18, 2022

A smoky solution — for plants

After MU researchers started examining the impact of smoke on plant growth after a wildfire, their surprising discovery could one day lead to new farming practices.

Reactor operator retrieves a sample can from the reactor pool

Oct. 12, 2022

At the forefront of nuclear medicine

For decades, MU has been a leader in developing lifesaving cancer treatments and is now set to play an integral role in an ongoing radiopharmaceutical renaissance.

a women poses for the camera in front of her home

Oct. 12, 2022

A chance at ‘upcycling’ life

A mid-Missouri woman benefits from the power of advancements in science and medicine harnessed at the University of Missouri.

a woman walks two mules with additional mules penned in the background

Sept. 29, 2022

Beast friends

For nearly 40 years, the endearing Mule Team has been the University of Missouri’s favorite troupe of ambassadors. Learn more about the students who care for the equines — and the deep bonds they form along the way.

Contrast imaging data and machine learning approaches can now model the 3D architecture of jaw musculature.

Sept. 19, 2022

From analog to digital

How a University of Missouri researcher and colleagues have helped advance the field of anatomical research from scalpels, scissors to 3D models using artificial intelligence.

Sept. 14, 2022

$25 million MU grant to help farmers adopt climate-smart practices

USDA award is the largest federal research, education and extension grant ever awarded to an MU faculty member.

Sept. 6, 2022

Small RNA have big implications for crop growth

MU’s Blake Meyers is the 12th MU faculty to be elected to prestigious National Academy of Sciences.