Community Impact

three students in front of the columns with bandaids on their upper arm

Oct. 10, 2023

Fall 2023 MU, MU Health Care flu and COVID-19 vaccine clinics

Clinics will take place through November and are available to faculty, staff, students and community members.

Paul de Figueiredo, Bond LSC principal investigator and NEXTGEN Precision Health endowed professor, professor of molecular microbiology & immunology, and veterinary pathobiology | photo by Roger Meissen, Bond LSC

Oct. 9, 2023

$20 million grant to help researcher accelerate fight against cancer with new therapeutic

Molecular biologist, Paul de Figueiredo, and his team at the University of Missouri are pushing the envelope by striving to create a single-use cancer therapeutic.

University of Missouri School of Medicine third year student Brittney Marshall works with Misty Todd, MD, at the Bothwell Cole Camp Clinic in Cole Camp, Mo. Marshall is participating in the Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship program in Sedalia.

Oct. 5, 2023

MU School of Medicine receives $16 million to address rural physician shortage

The funding will support the University of Missouri School of Medicine’s Rural Scholars Program, which was created in 1995.

Chris Lorson with students

Oct. 2, 2023

Chris Lorson on fast track for spinal muscular atrophy drug

A research grant awarded to MU professor Chris Lorson’s biotechnology company is allowing innovative experimentation with a new spinal muscular atrophy drug.

composite of 2023 homecoming photos

Oct. 2, 2023

Photo gallery: Homecoming 2023

Mizzou is the First and Finest Homecoming in the nation. See photos from this year's Homecoming events.

Sep. 25, 2023

Between the stacks of Ellis Library

Ellis Library has supplied academic resources for its patrons since 1916. Learn more about this central campus resource.

colleen thomas smiles in front of greenery

Sep. 18, 2023

Earth mother

MU students, staff and faculty have all likely walked past Colleen Thomas as she works to keep the campus flora beautiful.

Sep. 11, 2023

Photo gallery: Patriot Day 2023

In recognition of Patriot Day, the University of Missouri and the city of Columbia held a wreath-laying ceremony in remembrance of the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.

Wetlands with birds

Sep. 7, 2023

UM Board of Curators approves naming of “Johnny Morris Institute of Fisheries, Wetlands and Aquatic Systems”

John L. Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops, recognized for his unparalleled contributions to conservation.

Researchers standing in front of a green house/farm unit

Sep. 6, 2023

Expert comment: Economists forecast positive end-of-year crop outlook despite warmer Midwestern climate

Monthly Monitor sentiment reflects healthy outlook for farm production even as abnormally hot weather and other factors, including workforce concerns and the geopolitical landscape, influence agricultural markets.

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