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.

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.  

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.

Halei Nesbitt and Nicole Bartow at Camp Barnabas

Aug. 14, 2025

Mizzou nursing students make lasting impact on summer campers

As part of their community health clinical rotation, Sinclair School of Nursing students spent the summer delivering hands-on care to people with developmental disabilities at camp.

Person holding brown dog

Aug. 13, 2025

When it seemed like there was no way forward, Mizzou made one

After exhausting their options close to home, one Florida family found answers at Mizzou. The BREATHE Clinic’s one-of-a-kind approach didn’t just save their puppy’s life — it showed what’s possible when collaboration drives care.

Rendering of buliding

Aug. 11, 2025

DOE, the State of Missouri and Mizzou collaborate to address strategic radioisotopes in short supply

A new grant from the Department of Energy’s Office of Isotope R&D and Production, within the Office of Science, will help establish the Radioisotope Science Center to advance research, production, processing and distribution of nationally strategic radioisotopes in limited supply.

Millie Mayo in a lab in the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Aug. 11, 2025

Summer of discovery: Mizzou student gains hands-on research experience

Vet student Millie Mayo is studying heart failure as part of Mizzou’s Veterinary Research Scholars Program.

Girl gives Truman high five

Aug. 11, 2025

Photo gallery: 2025 Missouri State Fair

Mizzou Central provided a one-stop shop for fairgoers to explore resources, enjoy demonstrations and learn about everything the university has to offer.

four pictures of students

Aug. 8, 2025

How internships across Missouri are preparing students for the future

University of Missouri students are turning classroom learning into hands-on experiences in workplaces throughout the state.

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