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Nathan Hurst photo
Cancer detection
MU Biological Engineer John Viator employs photoacoustics to scan a blood sample with laser pulses. His new device, which detects individual melanoma cancer cells, was patented in 2011 and will be available commercially as a faster and cheaper screening method.
Mizzou News
New president
The University of Missouri Board of Curators has named former Columbian Timothy M. Wolfe, BS BA ’80, as president of the four-campus University of Missouri System. He begins duties Feb. 15, 2012.
High-tech dentistry
Dentists will use a new “plasma brush” to break up plaque and to prepare teeth before filling cavities thanks to research from the College of Engineering.
Incidental news
An MU study found that Internet users often do not consciously decide to read news online, but rather find stories serendipitously.
Fighting the flu
School of Medicine researchers received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine how two enzymes could be used to prevent the spread of the influenza virus, which causes an average 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. each year.
Protecting the vulnerable
Assistant Professor Tina Bloom was one of 12 nurse educators nationwide to win a three-year $350,000 Nurse Faculty Scholar grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Bloom will study ways to protect pregnant women in rural communities from domestic violence.
Alumni News
Best and brightest
Each year the Mizzou Alumni Association and its affiliated organizations give more than $342,000 in student scholarships. Applications are due Feb. 1.
Get the beat
Beat KU Week has become a tradition with students on campus. Now you can join the celebration with an official T-shirt celebrating Mizzou’s longstanding rivalry.
Outstanding work
Learn more about the programs and projects that generated one bronze, three gold and four silver awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Game tester
For the fanatical video-gaming set, few jobs are more coveted than Greg Miller’s. That’s because it is hard to find a paying gig to park in front of an HD screen and vanquish dragons, detonate tanks and burn rubber across the Autobahn.
Sports News
SEC insights
The Mizzou Network recently interviewed MU Chancellor Brady Deaton about the university’s move to the SEC. Deaton also discussed the topic with the Columbia Tribune. Athletic Director Mike Alden answered questions about Missouri’s basketball coaching change, the SEC and the future of conference realignment in a separate interview.
GameDay broadcast
The college basketball world will focus on Columbia, Mo., Feb. 4 when ESPN’s popular College GameDay will air live from Mizzou Arena before the Tigers square off against rival Kansas that night at 8 p.m.
Conference schedule
The Southeastern Conference released this year’s football schedule in December. The Tigers will host Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt, and play Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas A&M on the road.
Independent verification
The Missouri Tigers beat the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Advocare V100 Independence Bowl game Dec. 26 in Shreveport, La. It was Mizzou’s final football contest as a Big 12 member.
Professional play
Former volleyball players Caitlyn Vann and Brittney Brimmage have signed contracts to play professionally in Europe.
Hall of fame
Six former student-athletes, including wrestler Ben Askren, have been selected for induction into the MU Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.
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January 2012
Sustainable agriculture junior Monica Everett, a finalist for the Real Food Challenge Student Activist of the Year Award, lives with five other students in 
