Research

hens in cages

March 2, 2023

NSF Convergence Accelerator project to help ensure food safety

Engineering professor leads team to develop technology to quickly detect foodborne pathogens.

Scientist works to load samples into a machine for testing.

March 1, 2023

New method can provide rapid detection of food adulteration

University of Missouri scientists demonstrate the entire process can take 45 minutes or less.

Portrait of Liping Zhang in a lab

March 1, 2023

Succinct science

Doctoral student Liping Zhang has a lot to say about cardiovascular research. This month, she’ll represent MU in the Midwest regional of the 3MT (three-minute thesis) competition.

Mizzou is Research

Feb. 23, 2023

MU sets record research expenditures in fiscal year 2022

New milestone reached through investments in the research enterprise, MizzouForward and NextGen Precision Health.

Treetop view of Baskett Forest, Missouri.

Feb. 20, 2023

MU researcher discovers threshold that triggers drought response in forests

A recent study at Baskett Forest in mid-Missouri explored how forests behave without water when drought threatens.

Feb. 16, 2023

Most workplaces haven’t reached their full potential, new MU study finds

MU research shows managers must step up to encourage more employees to be leaders, ultimately increasing the effectiveness of the workplace.

David Grant headshot

Feb. 14, 2023

MU researcher named National Academy of Inventors senior member

David Grant is one of only 95 academic inventors nationwide to receive the prestigious honor in 2023.

Picture of three men standing on top of a mountain

Feb. 13, 2023

Pursuing happiness

Ken Sheldon, a psychology professor at MU, studies free will and spends his downtime as a rockhound, traveler, musician and writer.

Students and staff working to prepare flowers for Valentine's Day at Tiger Garden in February of 2021.

Feb. 10, 2023

Expert: Relationships aren’t built in a day — not even on Valentine’s Day

alex morehead

Feb. 8, 2023

Artificial intelligence, real ambition

Doctoral student Alex Morehead is taking artificial intelligence to the next level — helping advance medical outcomes and climate research.

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