A Call for Collaboration

Abuzar Mahmood conducts undergraduate research in a lab that studies how nutrition-related conditions affect heart functions. University of Missouri senior Abuzar Mahmood believes that in order to solve the world’s most pressing problems, scientists from different backgrounds and disciplines must work together. “People have done amazing things in their own fields, but I think the bigger challenges…

Researching Limb Regeneration

By studying salamanders, MU alumna Jessica Whited hopes her research can lead to human limb regeneration. The human body is capable of closing wounds and healing broken bones, but it cannot regrow lost arms and legs. At least, not yet. Jessica Whited, BS BA ’98, hopes to change that by studying salamanders. Whited, a faculty member in…

Mizzou’s ‘Moneyball’ Guru

Matt Kane’s data analysis work includes spending several hours a week with the Mizzou baseball team at Taylor Stadium. The tension between “mathletes” and athletes is one that doesn’t have to exist, according to Show-Me Scholar Matthew Kane. The freshman triple major in statistics, mathematics and economics from Chesterfield, Missouri, has found a way to…

Making Waves

Making Waves students develop writing, interviewing, editing and voicing skills to produce radio stories about social issues. By teaching students how to produce radio journalism pieces, a new honors course called Making Waves demonstrates the power of storytelling. “One of the primary objectives of the class is to encourage storytelling as a vehicle for connection and positive…

Inspired Scholar

Reema Awad is joined by UM System Interim President Michael Middleton, MU Provost Garnett Stokes and Dr. Donald Suggs at the 2016 Salute to Education Scholarship and Awards Gala. The Dr. Donald M. Suggs Scholarship offers MU freshman Reema Awad more than just financial aid. For Awad, receiving the scholarship is both an honor and an opportunity.…

Enhanced Teaching

A team of MU faculty led by biological sciences professors Johannes Schul and Sarah Bush has helped MU secure an AAU grant to enhance STEM education. The University of Missouri is one of 12 universities to receive a grant from the Association of American Universities (AAU) to further existing efforts to improve undergraduate education in…

Center Stage

Loren Howard creates new possibilities for students with special needs by getting them involved in theatre. Senior Loren Howard has discovered how she can use her interest in theatre as a way to educate and empower students with special needs and learning disabilities. Howard, a special education and theater performance major, has long been interested in…