Community Impact

display of beetle specimens

Oct. 30, 2024

Mizzou’s insect museum to host open house for 150th anniversary

Paul de Figueiredo

Oct. 29, 2024

Revolutionizing disease prevention

Mizzou researcher Paul de Figueiredo is co-leading a DARPA-funded project aimed at protecting the microbial samples necessary to speed treatments for infectious diseases.

Keith Herman

Oct. 29, 2024

Mizzou researchers receive grant to help teachers navigate middle school mayhem

Researchers from Mizzou’s College of Education and Human Development are giving free training and coaching to middle school teachers in rural Missouri thanks to support from the U.S. Department of Education.

A car mirror being adjusted.

Oct. 28, 2024

Mizzou hosts annual CarFit event to help seniors adjust vehicles to improve safety on the road

A cat.

Oct. 28, 2024

Feline fun facts: Four ways Mizzou research benefits cats

In honor of National Cat Day, learn how Mizzou’s Leslie Lyons and Gretchen Carlisle help our feline friends.

Participants insert an esophageal feeding tube into a toy lamb.

Oct. 25, 2024

Women learn life-changing skills through Pearls of Production

The 2024 Pearls of Production conference will be held online on Oct. 29 and in Columbia on Nov. 1.

A researcher works with technology at MURR

Oct. 24, 2024

University of Missouri initiative to boost radioisotope production

Expansion plans will scale up production at the University of Missouri Research Reactor, the only U.S. supplier of the lutetium-177 radioisotope.

Hannah Gryder surrounded by a medical team.

Oct. 24, 2024

Changing cystic fibrosis care

After years of a persistent cough, Hannah Gryder was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at MU Health Care. She's now getting ongoing care at MU Health Care’s cystic fibrosis outreach clinic in her hometown of Springfield, Missouri.

Kevin and Joni Lunceford

Oct. 24, 2024

Tail-wagging tomography: Meet the nuclear medicine alums behind your pet’s scans

Mizzou’s Veterinary Health Center uses positron emission tomography (PET) scans to help diagnose and treat patients.

Missouri mules pulling a wagon.

Oct. 23, 2024

Mule-lennials

Mizzou has been home to mule teams for more than 40 years. In honor of National Mule Day on Oct. 26, learn more about MU’s equine ambassadors and the students who care for them.

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