How students learn online: Mizzou researcher connects clicks with motivation
Kui Xie offers new insights into how students’ online behavior reveals different learning approaches — and how instructors can design courses to support them.
Spotting skin cancer sooner with the help of artificial intelligence
Mizzou researcher is proving that AI can accurately detect melanoma.
Shining a spotlight on cancer
Mizzou researcher creates a cancer “flashlight” to see who can benefit from targeted treatments.
Jan. 6, 2026
Scientists discover ‘platypus galaxies’ in the early universe
University of Missouri researchers discovered nine unusual objects in space that look like stars but behave like galaxies — challenging what we know about the cosmos.
Jan. 6, 2026
Vitamin C may help protect fertility from a harmful environmental chemical
Study suggests a potential safeguard for individuals regularly exposed to fireworks, explosives and related materials.
Dec. 17, 2025
Microscopic masterpieces
Mizzou’s Advanced Light Microscopy Core illuminates discovery across disciplines and laboratories and produces picturesque images in service of science.
Dec. 17, 2025
Catching feelings and fraudsters
New research from the University of Missouri finds that people have caught on to too-good-to-be-true scams, so fake personas now feature “flaws” to improve credibility.
Dec. 17, 2025
Mizzou thrived in 2025
Relive some of the University of Missouri’s most notable moments of 2025.
Dec. 16, 2025
Turning waste into wealth: Mizzou researchers target Missouri mines for critical materials
A $2.8 million U.S. Department of Energy award is powering the development of breakthrough extraction technology.
Dec. 11, 2025
Mizzou’s Raghuraman Kannan and Henry Nguyen named 2025 NAI Fellows
The two University of Missouri professors are among 169 researchers receiving the prestigious honor from the National Academy of Inventors this year.