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2 months ago | showme.missouri.edu | Austin Fitzgerald

By Austin Fitzgerald March 24, 2025Photo by Nate BrownThe University of Missouri School of Journalism is leading an effort with newsrooms at colleges and universities across the country to create more informed, collaborative coverage of state governments.

2 months ago | showme.missouri.edu | Austin Fitzgerald

By Austin Fitzgerald March 20, 2025Photo by Nate BrownStrategic Communication students at the University of Missouri School of Journalism recently took home 15 local awards from the American Advertising Federation’s annual ADDY awards in Kansas City, Missouri. The students will now compete for a spot in the national finals during the upcoming regional competition.

2 months ago | showme.missouri.edu | Linda Geist

By Linda Geist Source: ShutterstockMarch 13, 2025If a leprechaun leaps from the faerie den this St. Patrick’s Day to ask if you know a shamrock from a clover, what will you answer? “If you said the shamrock is a clover, you’re in luck,” University of Missouri Extension field horticulturist Kathi Mecham said. In short, all shamrocks are clovers, but not all clovers are shamrocks.

Feb 28, 2025 | showme.missouri.edu | Austin Fitzgerald

By Austin Fitzgerald Feb. 28, 2025Students from the University of Missouri School of Journalism were recently embedded in newsrooms across Missouri as part of the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s Potter Digital Ambassadors program. The student ambassadors helped 10 news organizations strengthen their audience engagement efforts by developing and monetizing newsletters, refining social media strategies and training staff on a variety of helpful tools.

Feb 26, 2025 | showme.missouri.edu | Linda Geist

By Linda Geist Feb. 26, 2025Gardeners in search of hap-pea-ness are in luck. The National Garden Bureau has declared 2025 the Year of the Pea. Few vegetables match the culinary delight of peas fresh from the garden, David Trinklein, University of Missouri Extension horticulturist, said. When given an early start, growing peas is easy peasy. Garden pea is a cool season crop that tolerates light frosts and can germinate in relatively cool soils.