University of Missouri News

Kristopher Hagglund, MU's associate dean of the School of Health Professions since 2001, officially begins serving as the new dean on July 1. Kristopher Hagglund, MU's associate dean of the School of Health Professions since 2001, officially begins serving as the new dean on July 1. "As associate dean, Kristofer has a deep understanding of the ... (more)

After twice making unofficial visits to the University of Missouri this spring, ShowMeMizzou.com has the very latest on a Missouri offer's recruitment, including when a possible decision will be made.

The thick-billed murre is a diving bird that flies - just not very well. In fact, when Robert Ricklefs at the University of Missouri at St Louis and his colleagues studied 41 murres in flight, they found the birds consumed 146 watts per kilogram of body weight.

Smoke rises from forest fires in California. It's believed that forest fires in Canada caused the day of darkness in 1780.

A national animal welfare group has donated $50,000 to a University of Missouri training academy to help rural law enforcement investigators attend anti-cruelty workshops.

Main Category: Statins Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness ; Sports Medicine / Fitness Article Date: 18 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity , diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of ... (more)

Overweight and have high cholesterol? You may have to pick one to work on at a time, according to data from the lab of John Thyfault, an associate professor of nutrition and exercise physiology at University of Missouri.

A Columbia Parks and Recreation commission expected to vote Thursday night on if a proposed eight story student housing complex near the University of Missouri campus will affect the MKT trail.

Iceland is awash in guns, yet it has one of the lowest violent crime rates in the world.

Although the notion of listening to music to improve mood may not come as a surprise, researchers at the University of Missouri found that an individual can indeed successfully try to be happier, especially when cheery music aids the process.

A University of Missouri journalism researcher says that social-media saturated teenagers aren't necessarily savvier consumers of news.

Young English-language learners who are still developing oral and literacy skills in their home languages benefit most in early-childhood programs that regularly expose them to both languages.

However, University of Missouri researchers found that simvastatin, a generic type of statin previously sold under the brand name "Zocor," hindered the positive effects of exercise for obese and overweight adults.

Orvin Kimbrough will be the new president and CEO of the United Way of Greater St.

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David McCuen introduced the latest member of the Abbeville City staff Tuesday evening.

The University City Science Center said Tuesday that Monica Cawvey has joined it in the newly created position of vice president of development.

Recent research at the University of Missouri discovered that an individual can indeed successfully try to be happier, especially when cheery music aids the process.

A bill that would give hundreds of millions of dollars for renovating and constructing buildings for the University of Missouri and other colleges across the state is now dead.

Trying to be Happier Works When Listening to Upbeat Music, According to MU Research Locally, in Sacramento and Davis holistic music therapists bring uplifting music to make children and adults happier and sometimes to feel less pain, for example, in the U.C. California, Davis music therapy programs, such as those documented in the article, " Music ... (more)