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A photo of students running through the columns.

Aug. 19, 2019

M-I-Z! More than 5,450 freshmen begin classes at Mizzou

University of Missouri sees 16% increase in freshman enrollment, highest retention rate on record.

New banks can choose one of three federal regulators to oversee them.

Aug. 19, 2019

Banks can choose their own regulators, but their motives are not always pure, new MU study finds

Having a federal regulator can suggest a high level of oversight that may not exist.

Jenny Bossaller, the Library Information Science Program Chair in the MU College of Education, is leading a project to train and embed health librarians into underserved and rural communities in the Midwest.

Aug. 15, 2019

MU to train health librarians to serve in rural and underserved communities

12 trained health librarians will be embedded in their own communities throughout the Midwest.

Aug. 14, 2019

New method rapidly detects invisible dangers to food

MU researchers’ biosensor can detect a small presence of salmonella in food in just hours.

Examples of fossilized crocodile teeth.

Aug. 13, 2019

No teeth cleaning needed: Crocodiles shed old teeth, grow new ones

MU study finds that even fossilized plant-eating crocodiles replaced their teeth.

Aug. 12, 2019

Hiles announces retirement from MU, will complete Mizzou: Our Time to Lead Campaign

Vice chancellor for advancement credits alumni, staff for Mizzou’s recent success.

drone shot of traditions plaza and tiger plaza during the summer

Aug. 12, 2019

MU designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research

The program promotes higher education and research in cyber defense of America's national information infrastructure.

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Aug. 8, 2019

Investment will help Mizzou researchers tackle ‘grand challenges’

More than a dozen innovative projects will receive an infusion of funds through strategic investments announced today.

Patricka Williams-Simon, a doctoral fellow in biological sciences at MU who led the study, places fruit flies into a box to study how well they learn and remember. She and the team discovered some fruit flies learn better than others.

Aug. 7, 2019

Why so fly: MU scientists discover some fruit flies learn better than others

Scientists use fruit flies to find nine new genes associated with learning and memory, many of which are similar in people.

Artistic rendering of The $220 million, 265,000-square-foot, five story building will provide space for 60 researchers and their teams. The building is expected to be complete in October 2021.

June 21, 2019

Taking On The World's Greatest Health Challenges At The New NextGen Precision Health Institute

A new 265,000-square-foot research center dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration and the next generation of precision health discoveries and advancements.

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