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Learn about W. M. Keck grants
Join MU Foundation Relations for a virtual information session about W. M. Keck $1M+ research grants for medical, science and engineering projects. Internal submissions are due Oct. 14. Email questions to Donna Van Pelt, executive director of foundation relations.
Facts and Figures
$462M
Total research expenditures, FY23
100+
Average annual new invention disclosures
$5B
Impact on Missouri's economy, FY21
Broader Impacts
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This summer, veterans with service-connected disabilities from 13 states participated in Mizzou's entrepreneurship bootcamp, a program that empowers them to employ higher education skills, resources and infrastructure to boost their businesses. Only eight universities in the U.S. offer the program.
Time flies when you’re partnering in the pursuit of research, and on Sept. 26, Bond Life Sciences Center celebrates 20 years of working together to tackle humanity’s most pressing challenges.
Reading genetic code is now quicker and less expensive with the newly acquired NovaSeq X, left, the most powerful and advanced DNA sequencer available from Illumina. The new instrument has been in production and generating data since July 1.
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