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University of Missouri anthropologist Rob Walker's research uses remote sensing to analyze isolated indigenous societies in the Amazonian rainforests of Brazil. Photo of Walker along with aerial photo of rainforests of Brazil with river and dense trees.

Pursuing the unreachable with technology

MU anthropologist applies remote sensing to study Amazonia’s isolated indigenous societies.

Zhe Sun, technical manager at the Small Animal Phenotyping core, uses power doppler data acquired by the Vevo 2100 ultrasound imaging system to analyze diastolic function in a mouse.

Empowering biomedical research

MU’s Small Animal Phenotyping Advanced Technology Core in the Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center is helping researchers across campus address heart failure, diseases, antibiotic resistance and a lot more.

A University of Missouri student points toward her research poster while discussing her research in the School of Medicine.

Seven things to do at Show Me Research Week 2024

Learn more about the April 8-12 event celebrating student research and creative activity.

2023 Year in Review, a portion of the annual report cover

Milestones and momentum

Mizzou marked its 10th consecutive year of growth with record research expenditures in FY 2023. Learn how investigators, scholars and creators improved quality of life, expanded horizons of what is achievable and added to the university’s 185-year legacy of pioneering work in the latest annual report.

Baolin Deng in his lab

Ensuring a safer world

Professor Baolin Deng has been advancing water quality research at MU for more than 20 years. Learn more about his work and Mizzou's new environmental engineering degree in our Q&A.  

Research Council grant recipients Aileen Garcia and Libby Cowgill

Investing in investigators

The Division of Research awarded the third of four rounds of Research Council grants last month bringing the total number of funded projects to 36. 

Aerial photo of Jesse Hall and Tiger Plaza

MU secures record research spending

This milestone  caps 10 consecutive years of growth reached through discoveries and innovations in agriculture, medicine, education, journalism and other areas.

A picture of the cover of Claire Horisk's book, "Dangerous Jokes," with three white men laughing on the cover. Accompanying image is of Horisk posed on the University of Missouri campus.

When a joke is not just a joke

MU philosophy researcher explores how racism, sexism weaponize humor.

Bing Yang works with plants in a greenhouse.

Promoting plant power

MU’s Plant Transformation Advanced Technology Core helps scientists conduct basic and applied research to improve crop yields, resistance to disease, stress tolerance and more.

Photo of the Columns at the University of Missouri with blue sky behind them.

Exploring the next generation of imaging

Collaboration between MU, Bayer pursues smart technology in CT scans.