Community Impact

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June 12, 2020

What to know about antibody testing

As states and cities ease restrictions and businesses reopen, antibody testing has increasingly become a hot topic.

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June 11, 2020

Helping kids

FACE program founded by MU counselors helps children and their families during COVID crisis.

June 10, 2020

Killer vaccines? Social media messages influence parents about HPV

MU media expert finds social media use is associated with belief that HPV vaccine is lethal in children.

triangle chart of food recovery hierarchy

June 10, 2020

Reduce food waste to save money

With the COVID-19 pandemic causing disruptions in the food supply chain, it’s more important than ever to reduce food waste. A food safety specialist offers these tips.

man packaging COVID-19 testing swabs

June 5, 2020

In the fight to contain COVID-19, MU makes its own testing swabs

Demand for COVID-19 testing swabs far outweighs the supply. To help increase testing availability, a cross-campus volunteer group set out to manufacture its own swabs.

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June 4, 2020

Site connects users to reliable information about COVID-19

Mizzou Engineering graduate students have developed a tool to help the public quickly sift through COVID-19 resources.

cans and jars of food

June 4, 2020

How to do a food demo for 95 in a pandemic

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, MU Extension continues nutrition education to help build community engagement and excitement for growing and preparing healthy food.

school of journalism students

June 3, 2020

Missouri School of Journalism launches summer pop-up newsroom staffed by 11 current journalism students and recent graduates

map that shows COVID-19 cases, per county, in Missouri

June 1, 2020

New COVID-19 tracking tool helps public monitor trends

A new tracking tool developed at the University of Missouri provides a continuously updated 14-day snapshot of new cases of COVID-19 in every county in the nation.

colorful fresh produce in baskets

June 1, 2020

Grow your own veggies to ease COVID-19 financial stress

MU Extension is offering a free self-paced online course to help novice gardeners learn the basics of vegetable gardening.

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