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An up-close model of a virus.

May 1, 2023

Occludin protein plays key role in spread of coronavirus throughout body’s cells

Finding by University of Missouri researchers gives insight into how the virus spreads throughout the human body, may help development of antiviral drugs.

Balaji Rajagopalan

April 26, 2023

Balaji Rajagopalan named dean of Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business

With experience from Oakland University, Penn State Behrend and Northern Illinois University, Rajagopalan brings strategic leadership to his new role.

Code and Syntax on a computer screen

April 25, 2023

$1.6 million grant awarded to develop open-source software toolkit

A team of researchers from University of Missouri and University of Nebraska-Omaha are working to make open-source software data and metrics more accessible and understandable to a wider range of people and tech companies.

lori popejoy headshot

April 24, 2023

Lori Popejoy named dean of the MU Sinclair School of Nursing

Lori Popejoy has served in various administrative and research roles, including interim dean, since arriving at the University of Missouri in 2007.

April 24, 2023

MU textiles professor earns grant as part of USDA’s Higher Education Challenge

The new grant will be used to elevate students’ digital data literacy skills and help them meet the demands of a changing textile industry.

MU researcher Bing Yang stands in a lab filled with rice plant specimens.

April 20, 2023

MU researcher uses gene-editing tool to improve productivity in rice crops

A recent study by a University of Missouri researcher used genetic engineering tools to better prepare Missouri’s agriculture industry to control crop disease outbreaks.

Picture of a person pointing to an area on a map of Turkey

April 12, 2023

Studying the nature of the earth — under earthquakes

Scientists from the University of Missouri, Georgia Tech and the Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey are collaborating to study Turkey’s East Anatolian fault in the aftermath of major earthquakes earlier this year.

Picture of a rice farm.

April 11, 2023

Missouri farm income projected to decline in 2023

State-level report identifies key changes in projected net farm income.

Wendy Reinke

April 11, 2023

MU professor honored with SEC award

Wendy Reinke receives SEC Faculty Achievement Award in recognition of her work in Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology.

Horse at the Stephens College Equestrian Center.

April 11, 2023

MU partners with Stephens College to create 'women in STEM' research program

Students will use the Stephens College horse stables as a ‘living laboratory’ to prepare for a range of clinical or biomedical careers.

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