Homecoming 2003: Forever Fearless
The Tigers continue the nation’s oldest homecoming tradition with exciting events leading up to the Oct. 25 football game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. For MU alumni who are coming home, @Mizzou has your passport to activities leading up to the big game. Read more

Tiger Triumph!
Mizzou takes down Nebraska for the first time since 1978, ending a 24-game skid against the Huskers. Read more

A Century of Caring
In 1904 the Sinclair School of Nursing produced its first graduate. Almost one hundred years later, the school continues its mission to educate students for a career of caring for others. Read more

Grants Boost Research
MU has won nearly $27 million in federal grants to create a Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum and to build and operate a one-of-a-kind center for swine genetics research and a regional biosafety lab.

U.S. News Rankings
MU received national recognition in the 2004 edition of the “America’s Best Colleges” guide for its widely replicated learning communities. Check out Mizzou’s recent U.S. News rankings.

Maintaining the Edge
In uncertain economic times, a creative approach has the College of Business setting the trend for attracting and keeping the best and brightest faculty. Read more

Apology Accepted!
Research conducted by a law professor shows that the best way to avoid a lawsuit is simply to apologize. Read more

Leading the Fight Against Skin Cancer
Tom Quinn leads a team of researchers that has created a drug that effectively targets melanoma cancer cells. Read more

Examining the Root of Childhood Anxiety
As many as one-third of all toddlers with fearful dispositions are generally thought to be at risk to develop social anxiety disorders. Kristin Buss thinks the at-risk number may be significantly higher. Read more

Top Faculty and Alumni Honored
On Oct. 10 the MU Alumni Association presented the 2003 Faculty-Alumni Awards for outstanding achievements at an elegant banquet in the Donald W. Reynolds Alumni Center on the MU campus. Meet the honorees.

True Tigers Prowl Downtown Restaurants
It was difficult to find a seat at some of the most popular restaurants in Columbia on Oct. 7. Student members of MUAA sampled cuisine from more than 10 popular establishments. Click here for photos.

Alumni Send Bright Minds to MU
This spring the MU Alumni Association, together with its affiliated chapters and organizations, will award more than $150,000 in scholarships to students attending MU in fall 2004. Get applications and more information.

Feature Story: Remembering Sheryl Crow’s Mizzou Days
Grammy Award-winning musician Sheryl Crow, BS Ed ’84, has achieved fame, and MU was a milestone on her road to prominence. Read more about this year’s Homecoming grand marshal.

Roughing up the Huskers
On the heels of the huge football upset victory over the Cornhuskers, Mizzou volleyball toppled No. 8 Nebraska for the first time in 21 years. Read more

Alden Discusses Vanderbilt Decision
Vanderbilt University decided recently to consolidate its athletic department with other areas within the institution, garnering national headlines. MU’s Athletics Director Mike Alden discusses the implications of the decision for college athletics. Read more

Cantwell Featured in Sports Illustrated
Recent graduate Christian Cantwell’s exploits in the recent International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Final were highlighted in the popular sports magazine. Read more

Women’s Golf Places Third in Tournament
The No. 21 Tigers were led by sophomore Denise Knaebel’s career-best final round. Read more

Which of the following breakthroughs are attributable to university-based research?

A) Laser Eye Surgery
B) Bone Marrow Transplant
C) Genetic Testing
D) All of the above

Get the answer!

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