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Mizzou is $1 billion better,
thanks to you
MU Chancellor Brady Deaton announced Nov. 7 that the For All We Call Mizzou campaign exceeded its $1 billion goal. The first and only public university in Missouri to raise $1 billion, Mizzou is one of just 20 public universities in the nation to accomplish this goal. Above campaign chairs Cynthia Brinkley, BJ '91; William Thompson Jr., BS CiE '68; and Larry McMullen, BA '53, JD '59; celebrate with Deaton, center, closest to podium. Read more 

Shaping history
A faculty member in the MU College of Arts and Science has been chosen to sculpt a 7-foot bronze statue of President Gerald Ford for the National Statuary Collection in Washington D.C. Read more
Tiny particles get big dedication
MU dedicated the new International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine recently. Researchers there hope their work will be key in helping treat some of the deadliest cancers. Read more
Pigs with a purpose
Researcher Randall Prather in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources produced the first pigs born with cystic fibrosis to provide a model to mimic the fatal human disease. Read more
Holiday greetings and year in review
MU Chancellor Brady and Anne Deaton wish you a happy holiday season. View message and quick slide show of Mizzou accomplishments for 2008.


Tigers are Texas bound
Travel in style on the official Mizzou Alamo Bowl Tour. Read more
Strength in our stripes
Traditions are what draw us in and pull us back. Take a look at MU's 2008 Homecoming highlights. Read more
How to move a moose
Jeff Browning, BS Ed ’95, is an ultra-marathon runner. He competes in races up to 100 miles long over mountain trails that few people would brave on horseback, much less on foot, much less in a race. Read more


Coffman wins John Mackey Award
MU senior Chase Coffman has been named the recipient of the 2008 John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation’s top tight end. Read more
View new MU commercial
A new Mizzou commercial produced by alumnus Jack Smith, BA '62, is currently airing during televised basketball games. View "Everyone's a Tiger"
Senior salute
Building a team, breaking records and solidifying unbreakable bonds. Mizzou’s senior football players celebrated with joy and sadness as they played on Mizzou’s turf for the final time. Read more and view slide show
Soccer wins Big 12 title
The No. 15 Missouri soccer team claimed the Big 12 Tournament Championship on Nov. 9 with a 1-0 win over No. 10 Colorado at Blossom Soccer Complex in San Antonio, Texas. Read more

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