Community Impact

girl in wheelchair with her mom, dad and service dog, with two veterinary health employees in the background

Veterinary medicine team gives service dog a second chance

Mizzou veterinarians help Brady the golden retriever beat cancer and get back to his family.

covid-19 molecule under microscrope

Professor helping develop better way to diagnose COVID-19

The project aims to provide better, speedier test results.
Detecting remnants of the virus that causes COVID-19 in samples of wastewater collected across Missouri.

Analyzing wastewater to understand the spread of COVID-19

University of Missouri scientists are helping the state of Missouri detect COVID-19 from samples collected across the state.
pink christmas cactus

Dec. 18, 2020

Treat it right, and Christmas cactus lives to bloom another year

With proper care, Christmas cactus can be a gift that gives for many years.
woman getting covid vaccine

Dec. 16, 2020

MU Health Care begins COVID-19 vaccinations on employees

Nearly 3,000 doses are being distributed in the first round of vaccinations.

rendering of the next gen precision health building

Dec. 14, 2020

NextGen Precision Health brings together researchers from across the UM System

A December 2020 project update from Richard Barohn, executive director of NextGen Precision Health.
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Dec. 2, 2020

Teaching healthy relationships one class at a time

$6.24 million grant awarded to MU healthy relationship educational program.
This is a picture of twins Julisha and Justina Wilkins.

Nov. 30, 2020

A series of fortunate events

Twin sisters succeed at MU with help of family, faculty and institutional support.
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Nov. 19, 2020

Former UM System president gives $2 million to NextGen Data Science and Analytics Innovation Center at UMKC

Gift supports a collaborative effort between UMKC and MU housed in Kansas City.
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Nov. 19, 2020

Little dog, big heart

Veterinary Health Center cardiologists treat puppy for rare heart defect.