Community Impact

President Mun Choi

Sep. 5, 2025

Tradition of excellence extended: President Mun Choi to lead the UM System, Mizzou through 2031

President Choi is widely credited with changing the trajectory of the University of Missouri System and its flagship campus.

MU Research Reactor

Sep. 4, 2025

The isotope’s journey

From the very center of the University of Missouri Research Reactor to a patient’s room in Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, follow the life of lutetium-177 — a microscopic isotope with monumental impact.

President Choi at podium

Sep. 4, 2025

University of Missouri continues to grow cancer-fighting drug production

Two new additions to the University of Missouri Research Reactor will streamline operations and greatly increase the number of cancer-fighting drug doses for patient care.  

Man in field

Sep. 4, 2025

The plot fixer

From county to county, University of Missouri Extension specialists such as Justin Keay carry the university’s promise into fields and families, planting knowledge that lasts.

Bill Buttlar and Punya Rath

Sep. 4, 2025

The alchemy beneath our wheels

At the Missouri Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab, waste materials like tires and plastic are transformed into resilient roads with a brilliance that belies their origins.

Bird's eye view of farm

Aug. 21, 2025

Free tool can help plan for flooding, other risks

MU Extension's web-based tool helps landowners assess soils, watershed and more.

Three people

Aug. 15, 2025

Merging algorithms and the human element, Missouri School of Journalism researchers are revolutionizing news desert research

The Missouri School of Journalism has partnered with the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics to develop an algorithmic approach that brings greater accuracy, depth and efficiency to the process of identifying news deserts.

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