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Barter Boat Trading Post

Small objects, big stories

Part art installation, part research methodology, Desireé Moore's project, Barter Boat, is redefining how communities connect and share oral histories.

From left to right: Influenza researchers Wenjun Ma, Henry Wan and John Driver

Healthy growth for Mizzou influenza research

Completion of a second phase expansion for Mizzou’s NextGen Center for Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases and recent research publications build toward a promising influenza research future

See who won the 4th round of Research Council grants with Cody Thornburgh

Spurring Tiger research momentum

During the 2025-26 academic year, 55 investigators relied on Research Council grants to kick-start projects, pivot to new lines of inquiry and give them a competitive edge.

American flags hang from the Columns in front of Jesse Hall on Francis Quadrangle.

Empowering veterans with business know-how

For more than a decade, Mizzou has held entrepreneurship bootcamps that leverage higher education to offer training to post-9/11 veterans. Learn what drives the university to participate in this national program.

Lab mouse being held by gloved hands of researcher.

What’s in a mouse name?

In the journal Science, Mizzou's Mutant Mouse Resource and Research Center joined others to point out problems with reported genetics of half the mouse models they help distribute, catalogue and preserve. They recommend a new tool to improve accuracy.

Mizzou Innovates with science icons on a black background

A new wave of ideas go to market

In 2025, Mizzou inventions were patented, licensed and incorporated into commercial products and startup companies. See which innovations reached milestones in partnership with Mizzou's Technology Advancement team.

Composite image of microscopic images of a section of chicken thymus, a cross-section of a mouse optic nerve and a slice of a mouse ovarian tumor.

Beauty through the scope

From the optic nerve to ovarian tumors, this year’s ALMC image contest displayed the intricacies and beauty of biology in crisp detail. Read about how these images were made and what scientific questions they help answer. 

New required trainings on a gray tiger striped background

Accelerating IRB approvals

Starting May 18, one-time trainings will be required for new, non-student principal investigators (PIs) and anyone who submits an Institutional Review Board (IRB) clinical study application on behalf of a PI. 

Dr. Tosh talks to a student about their poster at Show Me Research Week

From poster presenter to judge

Mizzou alumnus returns to campus to inspire the next generation of scientists at Show Me Research Week.

Congrats, Mizzou IRB with accreditation certificate and Columns in the spring.

Mizzou IRB team earns reaccreditation

The Human Research Protection Program and Institutional Review Board (IRB) completed a rigorous reaccreditation process, reaffirming MU's commitment to the highest standards of ethical research involving human participants.