University of Missouri News

Crime on campus, whether it be theft or homicide, is a reality that colleges and universities have to be aware of and prepared for.

Louis County Wins Express Scripts Latest Expansion Project St. Louis, MO - Express Scripts decision to build its state-of-the-art high-volume prescription fulfillment center in St.

Nov. 19--The American Cancer Society asks smokers to give up the habit for one day today as part of the Great American Smokeout.

MU releases high-yielding, high-quality soft red winter wheat line Nov. 17, 2009 COLUMBIA, Mo.

IA new study explores the issues a woman confronts when she is the primary support for the family.

AGCO , Your Agriculture Company, a worldwide distributor and manufacturer of agricultural equipment has named Michael Bachmann, a 2009 graduate of Perryville High School, Perryville, Mo., one of 18 recipients of $2,000 AGCO and AGCO Finance sponsored National FFA Scholarships.

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart star in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," the second instalment in the famed series that also offers messages promoting abstinence.

Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 5:51 a.m. The health insurance crunch has hit small businesses particularly hard because they lack the leverage of their bigger counterparts to negotiate with insurers.

Wells Fargo Private Bank, which in 2007 relaunched its wealth management business in Chicago , plans to increase its Windy City staffing from 30 today to 80 over the next two years.

Until recently, scientists believed that, following a stroke, a patient had about six months to regain any lost function.

Gov. Jay Nixon is outlining his latest funding plan for higher education. Nixon is to hold news conferences Tuesday at universities in St.

A. Lois Redman, a former Kansas state 4-H specialist, who chose to focus her career on creating opportunities for youth and the adult volunteers who serve them, has been selected as a member of the National 4-H Hall of Fame, Class of 2009.

The University of Missouri may team up with a new university in South Korea that would allow Asian students to earn a degree from the U.S. school.

A privately owned tanning salon will be allowed to remain open for another year at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Citing cancer risks, the school has tried since May 2008 to terminate its contract with the tanning salon in the Student Recreation Complex.

Any examination of the civil rights of children growing up in the Kansas City School District needs to recognize a changed education landscape, several speakers said Saturday.Charter schools are growing.

"I felt intimidated by them," recalled Wade. "Bryn Mawr is a different world." Yet whenever she felt like a fish out of water, Wade could turn to her "posse" - nine other girls who, like her, had been recruited from struggling Boston-area school districts and sent on full merit scholarship to the elite women's college.

The Master Gardeners of Greene County are starting a series of gardening classes open to the public at Rutledge-Wilson Community Farm Park, 3825 W. Farm Rd.

Sailing along: The Kansas City area has a good tailwind in developing world class life science assets.Missing the boat: Almost alone among major U.S. cities, Kansas City still lacks a major research university.

A University of Missouri research center that studies grape growth is creating an experimental winery.

Tammy Roberts, MS, RD, LD, Nutrition and Health Education, Specialist in Barton CountyUniversity of Missouri ExtensionEdited by Jessica Kovarik, RD, LD, Extension Associate, University of Missouri Extension During the Thanksgiving season there may be concern about the bird flu, but don't let that stop you from serving turkey.Avian Influenza, ...