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Mizzou student monitors playground

March 29, 2026

Adventure Club extends learning beyond the classroom for Columbia and Mizzou

Program serves area school children while preparing the next generation of educators

Ron Mittler posing at Mizzou.

March 17, 2026

Mizzou scientists learn how plants protect themselves from multiple stressors

Discovery could lead to gene-edited or newly bred crops that can withstand multiple stressors simultaneously.

March 12, 2026

Mizzou Giving Day surpasses 3,000 gifts for student success and statewide impact

24-hour surge of philanthropy supports scholarships, research and Missouri communities.

Two women in lab hold biochar

March 8, 2026

Mizzou researchers sowing the seeds of agricultural and economic security

Biochar could be the key to stable soil as farmers navigate changing environmental conditions.

Person in field

Feb. 22, 2026

University of Missouri leads national research to support U.S. cover crop seed industry

With a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mizzou researchers are leading one of the country’s most ambitious efforts to strengthen the cover crop seed system.

Little girl looking at computer screen.

Feb. 18, 2026

Mizzou researchers use AI to boost literacy

A $10 million federal grant expands efforts to close reading and writing gaps in rural Missouri classrooms.

Feb. 9, 2026

University of Missouri conducts first in-person clinical trial for nuclear medicine breakthrough device

The clinical trial marks the latest human trial at Mizzou involving radioisotopes to treat cancer.

Two people seated

Feb. 4, 2026

A labor of love: the stewards of Gustin Golf Course

For Karen Miller and David Brown, investing in the property was an investment in community.

Cattle on a Mizzou research farm.

Feb. 2, 2026

No fences needed: GPS collars show ‘virtual fencing’ is next frontier of livestock grazing

Mizzou’s Center for Regenerative Agriculture is helping Missouri farmers effortlessly rotate their livestock for optimal cover-crop grazing.

Three people stand near podium

Nov. 6, 2025

New program expands expert support for Missouri’s early childhood workforce

RISE-MO announced during ribbon cutting celebrating renovations to Mizzou’s Child Development Lab

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