Research

This is a photo of a child reading a book.

April 2, 2021

Audio-enhanced storybooks can improve vocabulary of at-risk preschoolers

MU researcher develops interactive strategy to help youth with limited vocabularies.

picture of a lagoon at a wastewater facility

March 30, 2021

Everyone poops: Monitoring COVID-19 in wastewater

University of Missouri scientists receive $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine clues about the rate of infection in communities and virus variants.

This is a person in prison.

March 26, 2021

Crisis Intervention Training reduces stigma of mental illness in prisons

MU study shows new training program improves how Missouri corrections officers interact with inmates who are mentally ill.

NextGen building

March 25, 2021

University of Missouri adds advanced electron microscopes to NextGen Precision Health building

Collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific to focus on materials and life science research and STEM education.

This is a general example of a type of visual that a graph neural network can create with provided biological data.

March 25, 2021

A new way to visualize mountains of biological data

Researchers led by the University of Missouri create a new method for analyzing large amounts of biological data to help scientists draw faster conclusions for possible treatments.

Stroke word from wooden blocks on desk

March 25, 2021

Study reveals frequency and characteristics of stroke in COVID-19 patients

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care shows coronavirus patients with stroke face increased need for long-term care.

This is a picture illustrating phytoremediation.

March 24, 2021

Landfills full of dangerous pollutants: MU researchers can tell you which ones are worst

In partnership with the USDA Forest Service, researchers developed a system to prioritize the most toxic pollutants.

This is a person in prison.

March 22, 2021

Crisis Intervention Training reduces stigma of mental illness in prisons

MU study shows new training program improves how Missouri corrections officers interact with inmates who are mentally ill.

This is an image of a doctor giving a flu shot.

March 19, 2021

MU study shows flu vaccine lessens COVID-19 symptoms in children

Research at the University of Missouri shows that children who received the annual flu vaccine were less likely to show severe symptoms of COVID-19 if infected.

Gary Yao, professor of biomedical, biological and chemical engineering, and Judith Miles, professor emerita of child health and genetics. Note: This photo was taken prior to COVID-19.

March 18, 2021

MU licenses patented screening technology for autism

New tool could help detect the severity of autism spectrum disorders at an early age.

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