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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Saf Homin |Sophia Rentschler |Anna Colletto
By Saf Homin/Missourian,Sophia Rentschler,Anna Colletto Two weeks of bursting into classrooms and labs to surprise faculty with the William T. Kemper Fellowship, an award honoring University of Missouri faculty for teaching excellence, came to a close Tuesday. The Kemper faculty award, MU's highest teaching recognition, is a peer-nominated honor that recognizes five faculty each year. It includes a $15,000 stipend for honorees to spend however they'd like.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Nam Nguyen |Nam Nguyễn |Sophia Rentschler |Anna Colletto |Emma Rae Gerwen
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sophia Rentschler |Anna Colletto
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2 months ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sophia Rentschler |Anna Colletto
Shannon Lundeen will be joining Stephens College as the school's 25th president effective June 1. Lundeen holds nearly 20 years of experience in higher education, particularly in roles related to gender equity and inclusive leadership, according to a news release.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sophia Rentschler |Mary Bell
Microchips are everywhere. In a phone, some chips process information from search engines and audio or display videos. Chips exist in cars to control tire pressure, air conditioning and more. These sets of electronic circuits are fundamental to everyday life.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sophia Rentschler |Yasmeen Saadi
By Sophia Rentschler,Yasmeen Saadi Main Squeeze announced it will soon transfer ownership, transitioning from a smoothie bar back to a cafe. On Jan. 1, the business will be handed off to John Gilbreth and Amanda Rainey, the owners of Pizza Tree and Goldie's Bagels.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Alex Buchanan |Sophia Rentschler |Jeanne Abbott
By Alex Buchanan/Missourian,Sophia Rentschler,Jeanne Abbott About 80% of all animals on the planet are insects, and the Enns Entomology Museum at MU has one of the most important collections in the world. The Enns museum in the Agriculture Building on campus is the largest university-owned collection of insects anywhere, with 7 million specimens accumulated over 150 years.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
newstribune.com | Sophia Rentschler |Jonas Wall
For adults with blood cancer seeking treatment nearby, driving to Kansas City or St. Louis to receive care could no longer be a reality. It's the first of its kind: A program for blood cancer patients and their caregivers in central Missouri, all within the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. The first patient treated by MU Health Care's new program was at the end of July. Now, it has served four total patients. MU Health Care hematologist and oncologist Gerhard Hildebrandt is the leader of the program.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
newstribune.com | Sophia Rentschler |Jonas Wall
Alison Williams, a former labor and delivery nurse and now the Missouri Hospital Association's vice president of clinical quality improvement, was not prepared for the challenges of postpartum depression and anxiety. As a new mother, Williams recalled checking on her son's breathing dozens of times a night, worried he would die from sudden unexpected infant death, or SUID.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Jonas Wall |Sophia Rentschler |Mary Bell
For adults with blood cancer seeking treatment nearby, driving to Kansas City or St. Louis to receive care could no longer be a reality. It's the first of its kind: A program for blood cancer patients and their caregivers in central Missouri, all within the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. The first patient treated by MU Health Care's new program was at the end of July. Now, it has served four total patients. MU Health Care hematologist and oncologist Gerhard Hildebrandt is the leader of the program.
