Universities’ projects up for discussion as Missouri House leaders work on budget
Missouri House of Representatives Budget Committee meets Monday at noon to discuss proposed budget items for public universities’ capital projects.
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Grant given to MU will help nurses boost confidence in COVID vaccine
Grant aims to help nurses talk with people hesitant to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Hundreds of Mizzou students to volunteer around Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou is hosting it’s annual volunteer program Caring for Columbia, where student’s will help over 40 different local organizations and homeowner sites on Saturday. The Student lead program was created within the Office of Student Engagement. Matt Hemmersmeier, director of the event, said “Each spring, we put on a day of service
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MU Faculty Council votes to extend test-optional admissions
The University of Missouri’s Faculty Council is set to meet Thursday at 3:30 p.m., as the group is expected to vote on whether or not to extend test-optional admissions in the university.
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President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis speaks on the economy at MU
Jim Bullard, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis, stopped at the University of Missouri Thursday morning to discuss the economy and monetary policy.
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Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates reflects on what led him to the Tigers
Dennis Gates was introduced Tuesday afternoon as the 20th head coach for the men’s basketball team at the University of Missouri.
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University of Missouri Board of Curators scheduled to meet amid search for new men’s basketball coach at MU
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators is scheduled to hold a special meeting Tuesday morning. The announcement comes as the University of Missouri searches for a new men’s head basketball coach. Board members are set to meet virtually over Zoom at 7 a.m., according to a public notice issued on Monday
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University police make arrest after shots were fired near Women’s Hospital
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Police Department has arrested Derrick Sleet, 39, of Columbia, in connection to an incident that occurred Saturday morning. MUPD had received a report around 6:45 a.m. Saturday that an individual was leaving the Women’s Hospital parking lot on Keene St. when Sleet shot at the vehicle. The individual kept
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$4 million investment to help students succeed at MU
President Mun Choi of Mizzou announced a $4 million investment in student success during his State of the University address.
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Health professionals say fourth vaccine could be in the near future
​​​​​​​COVID-19 cases have once again begun to rise worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and officials say some people will need a fourth dose of the vaccine to fend off another wave.
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University of Missouri president touts investment plan in State of the University speech
University of Missouri President Mun Choi touted the university’s Mizzou Forward initiative to invest $1.5 billion to enhance research and education over the next decade during his State of the University address Tuesday.
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Mizzou economics professor and students discuss the U.S. Department of Education hints at student loan payment pause extending
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal student loan payments are set to resume in May after being paused for more than two years because of the pandemic, but guidance from the U.S. Department of Education seems to hint at the pause being extended. The department recently emailed guidance to the companies that manage its $1.6 trillion student
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New judge to hear MU’s Phi Gamma Delta fraternity hazing case
The lawsuit from the family of Danny Santulli claims members of the fraternity made the freshman student drink a bottle of vodka in order to join in Oct. 2021.
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Columbia hosting South Korean polling location Saturday and Sunday
For the next two days, Columbia will be the site of a satellite polling location for the upcoming South Korean presidential election.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County hospital system capacity moves to green
Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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MU Research Reactor ups radioisotope production to off-set increased demand
The University of Missouri Research Reactor, or MURR, in Columbia is the only one of its kind in the country. It makes radioisotopes used to test for and treat various cancers.
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Parson touts education, broadband Internet investments during University of Missouri tour
Gov. Mike Parson touted plans to make major investments in broadband Internet access and education during a tour of the University of Missouri’s NextGen building and a roundtable with state and education leaders Friday.
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MU settles former med school leader’s lawsuit for $1.565 million
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The University of Missouri paid a former medical school leader $1.565 million to settle her lawsuit over age discrimination. ABC 17 News obtained a copy of the settlement through an open records request. The settlement gives Dr. Rachel Brown $788,741.69 in lost wages and emotional damages following her ouster at the
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Lawsuit dropped in former MU medical school dean’s discrimination claims
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday filed five years ago by a former assistant dean at the University of Missouri’s medical school. Judge Brouck Jacobs dismissed Dr. Rachel Brown’s lawsuit on Wednesday. Her lawyers asked for voluntary dismissal of the case on Feb. 3, according to online court records. Brown sued
Continue Reading University of Missouri renaming Office for Civil Rights and Title IX
The University of Missouri announced that the Office for Civil Rights and Title IX is now known as the Office of Institutional Equity.
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