Research

brain matter

Aug. 24, 2022

Brain training

Smartphone app improves older adults’ memory performance.

girl learning to read

Aug. 24, 2022

Siri, teach me to read!

Speech recognition software is a tool for young readers.

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Aug. 18, 2022

To bee or not to bee

Scientists at University of Missouri and Webster University find climate change is linked to the decline of bumblebees in alpine regions of the Rocky Mountains.

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Aug. 15, 2022

MU math specialists boost knowledge, confidence among elementary school students, teachers

Graduate program enhances math education for Missouri students and professional development opportunities for Missouri teachers.

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Aug. 9, 2022

QAnon’s power of attraction

An MU sociologist is studying why some people choose to believe in and follow the modern-day conspiracy theory.

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Aug. 3, 2022

MU's Clark Gantzer named 2022 Sigma Xi Fellow

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Aug. 3, 2022

Man or machine

New study from Missouri School of Journalism finds many Americans are unaware of the role artificial intelligence plays in the news they consume.

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Aug. 1, 2022

Signaling ‘stressed-out’ plants

For more than 30 years, Ron Mittler has studied a chemical compound called reactive oxygen species, and his ongoing work is uncovering a new view on its importance.

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July 28, 2022

Prenatal opioid exposure may trigger neurological, behavioral changes later in life

MU study links changes in gut bacteria to prenatal exposure to oxycodone, a commonly abused opioid during pregnancy.

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July 26, 2022

Study: Londoners at increased risk of dying from heat stress

University of Missouri researcher finds UK’s net-zero climate policy is not enough to mitigate risk; situation same in other European cites, but less dire in U.S.

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