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$389M
Total research expenditures submitted to NSF for FY21
100+
Average annual new invention disclosures
$5B
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Mizzou’s student-led 4impact social entrepreneurship program awarded funding in May to seven student business ventures focused on the common good.
Blake Meyers, professor of plant science and technology, was notified May 3 that he is MU's 12th faculty member elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers disclosed inventions, earned patents and worked with Technology Advancement staff and industry partners to bring innovations to market.
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