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One small step for mice
An
MU researcher’s NASA-funded study of brittle bone disease
in mice could lead to giant leaps for human health. Read
more
For All We Call Mizzou campaign
surpasses $900 million
MU’s push toward raising a billion
dollars is more than 90 percent complete. Read
more about this historic campaign. Mizzou needs the participation
of all alumni to reach the goal. Please
make a gift today.
Building biochemistry bridges
MU biochemistry researchers are now
better able to study human health and disease with the help of
an addition to Schweitzer Hall and a new $2.3 million nuclear
magnetic resonance spectrometer, the second of its generation
in the U.S. and the only one in Missouri. Read
more
The fiery past
Even ancient people liked a little
spice in their food. MU anthropologist Deborah Pearsall and colleagues
from the Smithsonian found chili pepper residue on kitchen tools
from 6,000 years ago. Their discovery made the top 100 science stories
of the year in the Jan. 2008 issue of Discover magazine.
Read
more
Researching the science behind sound
MU scientists from the School of Health
Professions are analyzing the physiology of singers to help people
with chronic voice problems. Read
more and see video clips
MU creates “smart” carpet
for safer senior living
A $200,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s
Association will help engineering and nursing researchers develop
a "smart" carpet that would electronically monitor older
adults in case they fall. Read
more
Nominate a student for a free Mizzou class
ring
The award is designed to honor individuals
who practice MU's core values of respect, responsibility, discovery
and excellence. Read
more
New partnership brings discounts to alumni
The alumni association has teamed up
with Liberty Mutual to offer Mizzou alumni a special group discount
on auto, home and renter's insurance. Read
more
See the world with fellow Tigers
Explore the globe on a variety of travel
tours offered through the association's Tourin' Tigers Program.
Read
more
Honor a favorite female professor
The Committee for the Alumnae Anniversary
Fund for Recognition of Faculty Women is accepting nominations
from alumni and students for the 2008 faculty award. Nominate
a favorite professor for her excellent teaching or other contributions.
A piano man’s tribute
MU alumnus Carle Bolte Jr. uses his
music composing talents to pay tribute to his alma mater. Listen
to him sing and Marching Mizzou play “Give A Cheer for Mizzou’s
Tigers,” one of the most recognizable Tiger fight songs.
Mizzou swimmers receive high honors
Sixteen members of the 22nd-ranked Tiger
women's swimming and diving team were named to the 2008 Academic
All-Big 12 Team. Read
more
Soccer standout snags Big 12 honor
An MU freshman receives the title of
Big 12 Conference Rookie of the Year and is selected as a finalist
for the Soccer Buzz National Freshman of the Year award. Read
more
Cotton Bowl victory celebrated at Missouri
Capitol
Lawmakers chanted and cheered as the
Mizzou football team, Truman the Tiger and Head Coach Gary Pinkel
displayed the Cotton Bowl trophy at the state capitol. Hear
comments. Highlights of Mizzou’s historic season also
will be available on DVD. Order
now
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For
the birds
MU sophomore Miles Walz-Salvador spent
his semester break deep in a forest researching the loud and rare
Puerto Rican Lizard-Cuckoo. The squawking bird is named for its
main dietary staple: lizards. Read
more
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Free
Cotton Bowl poster
Did you know Mizzou Alumni Association  members
can order a free Cotton Bowl victory poster (while supplies last).
Pick one up at the association office to or pay to have it shipped.
Learn
more
Surviving
World War II
The School of Journalism survived World
War II with a drop in enrollment, no graduate programs and an accelerated
 curriculum that sent students back to a world that needed them.
Above is the January 1946 cover of the Showme campus humor
magazine. which illustrated the joy student-soldiers felt returning
to The Shack, a favorite campus bar. View
timeline from 1940-49
ROTC training takes
off
The Mizzou Reserve Officer Training Corps program has more than
doubled in size in the past five years. In addition, the U.S.
Army Cadet Command recently honored the MU Army ROTC program as
the top unit of its size in the western United States. Glimpse
everyday life for Cadet David Fisher.
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