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Columbia businesses talk about impacts of Mizzou going virtual after Thanksgiving break
The President of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce Matt McCormick said there could be a number of impacts on the business community including staffing issues and sales loss.
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More than 840 COVID-19 violations reported this fall at University of Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri officials say 841 reports have been forwarded to the student accountability office for COVID-19 violations since the fall semester. Of those, 756 happened on campus in residence halls and 85 happened off-campus. The on-campus claims ranged anywhere from students not wearing masks to students sneaking other people into halls
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University of Missouri System advisory committee approves construction of new children’s hospital
An advisory committee to the University of Missouri System Board of Curators approved a plan to build a new children’s hospital in Columbia.
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Grants award more than $200,000 to University of Missouri’s Coulter Biomedical Accelerator Program
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s Coulter Biomedical Accelerator Program received three grants worth over $200,000 to help promising medical discoveries make the transition from laboratory research to commercial investment and use in direct patient care. “The University of Missouri is home to leading experts in all fields of engineering, medicine and business,” said
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MU Health Care extending drive-thru flu shot clinic two more Saturdays
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care is extending its Saturday morning drive-thru flu shot clinic for the next two weeks at its South Providence Medical Park. The clinics were going to end last Saturday but will continue through Nov. 14. The event offers car-side flu shots to anyone six months and older from 8 a.m.
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Officials say Mizzou football games COVID-19 safe, but concession stand violations increase
Food code violations increased from 52 during the first three home games of 2019 to 68 so far in 2020.
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MU leaders remind students of free speech policy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is giving warnings and not punishments for students they say broke school rules on protests this semester. According to a university spokesperson, several warnings have been issued after students violated those policies on Oct. 2 at Jesse Hall when students continued to ask for the removal of the
Continue Reading MU faculty council votes to keep spring break as is
The University of Missouri Faculty Council voted on Thursday not to change spring break citing many complications with a proposed change to the academic calendar
Continue Reading University of Missouri internet outage started with power failure
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A short-lived power failure led to the internet outage that canceled classes Thursday on the University of Missouri campus, a spokeswoman said. MU spokeswoman Liz McCune said Friday that the early morning power outage led to “a series of technology failures that will take some time to fully diagnose.” However, MU is
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University of Missouri classes resume after internet outage
The University of Missouri campus was without internet Thursday morning after an outage.
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MU among first institutions to enroll patient in international COVID-19 clinical trial
New study will test combination treatment of concentrated antibodies and anti-viral drug remdesivir
Continue Reading University of Missouri homecoming celebrations underway
Homecoming celebrations are underway at the University of Missouri, but look very different because of COVID-19.
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University of Missouri Faculty Council approves motion to censure Chancellor Choi
The motion rebukes MU Chancellor Mun Choi, saying he failed to read advice from a committee that recommends faculty promotion and tenure.
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University of Missouri to continue in-person learning after Thanksgiving break
As the University of Missouri continues to welcome students to the classroom amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the institution will continue in-person and hybrid learning after Thanksgiving Break.
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University of Missouri to host the 2025 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championship finals
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Collegiate student-athletes from across the country will make their way to Columbia in a few years. The NCAA announced yesterday the University of Missouri is set to host the 2025 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championship finals. That will happen at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in south Columbia. Sports Sales
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Online classes come with new challenge: How to stop cheating
Online school comes with all sorts of new challenges. Among them is ensuring students don’t cheat on exams when they’re taken outside the classroom.
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Mizzou staffing back on track for game day; health officials hope to see same compliance
After a potential staff shortage due to a sudden change in location of the University of Missouri’s football game, officials said Mizzou is back on track, while local health department officials hope to see the same compliance taken on Saturday’s game as they did previously.
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West Virginia site chosen for high-speed travel facility; Missouri still in running for commercial track
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Virgin Hyperloop One will build a certification center in West Virginia to test the high-speed transportation concept that uses enclosed pods to zip passengers underground at over 600 mph. The company had received bids from over a dozen states in the past year to build a 6-mile testing track and other facilities
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