Community Impact

Ashley M. Jones headshot

Jan. 14, 2022

Her authentic self

Ashley M. Jones, the MU Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. keynote speaker and Alabama poet laureate, inspires others through verse.

a student carries a bag while doing community service work outside

Jan. 14, 2022

Mizzou Alternative Breaks branches back out

Applications open Jan. 16 for spring 2022 Mizzou Alternative Breaks trips. Learn how the program is returning to wider service this year.

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Jan. 10, 2022

Harvesting harmony

MU Extension helps a small southwestern Missouri town grow fresh food — and relationships.

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Dec. 22, 2021

MU Extension year in review

Bold goals, big partnerships and 6 million Missourians served headlined MU Extension’s 2021.

Dec. 17, 2021

Telehealth is for doctors, too

Health care providers collaborate via videoconferencing.

'This is an image of a girl excited to see Santa Claus.

Dec. 16, 2021

Photo Gallery: Santa's visit to the MU Thompson Center

The MU Thompson Center invited Santa Claus to come to town and give out gifts to children.

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Dec. 15, 2021

Getting Cheryl back to the things she loves

Nearly a year after a life-changing stroke, Cheryl Overstreet is making her way back to her hobbies thanks to occupational therapy graduate students Emily Hollander and Lily Merz.

a woman takes notes while in a forest

Dec. 14, 2021

New outdoor research space benefits students, faculty and community members

The new DeLine Community Research Site is packed full of natural resource research potential.

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Dec. 13, 2021

Notable stories of 2021

Mizzou moves forward and upward, leading the way during another unprecedented year.

This is an image of Jerry Jost.

Dec. 9, 2021

MU receives $2 million gift to College of Engineering

The gift will establish the Jerry L. Jost endowed chair in Chemical Engineering.

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