Blooming Design

This year’s Undergraduate Visual Art and Design Showcase added floral design to the wide array of projects that were on display. With a brand new category came a brand new process, and senior Katelyn Stoops and junior Kailey Brooks were the first to navigate the new—and at times challenging—territory.

Environmentally Friendly

It was an article about beekeeping that Megan Tyminski wrote for the Columbia Daily Tribune that started Tyminski on a path towards the Udall Scholarship.

Founders of Panda Express Give $1.5 Million to Mizzou Honors College

Gift from MU alumni will support scholarships and programs for high-achieving students

Mizzou Adds Another Truman Scholar

Junior Taylor Cofield is the third MU student to earn the Truman Scholarship in the last three years.

Reeling in the Awards

Jim Reese has spent more hours than most do on a college campus. As a staff member in the Division of Animal Sciences and both an adjunct faculty member and student in the art department, he is familiar on all sides of the desk. Now, he is also a winner of an award from the…

Adventures Abroad

Sierra Clemetson and Karla Valcourt were among the MU students who utilized MU's study abroad resources and embarked on study abroad trips last year.

Detailed Art

For senior art major Edward Henuber, history is interesting and inspirational. History influences his ideas and the process he uses to create his artwork.

Learning Culture

Peer advisor and senior journalism major Jared Day guides Malory Huck, a senior biology major, through the application process for the Multicultural Certificate. In 2007, two students graduated with the Multicultural Certificate. Last spring 1,068 students earned the certificate. The growth of the certificate has come under the watch of psychological sciences professor Etti Naveh-Benjamin, who…

Smooth Transition

Each summer, a group of incoming freshman spend eight weeks at the University of Missouri adjusting to college life, while also earning college credit.

Writing Science

Most kids have idols—people they look up to or aspire to be. For junior Sarah Marcum, that was astronomer and author Carl Sagan. Marcum grew up watching all of Sagan’s PBS series on astronomy, enchanted with the scientific concepts and visuals. When the series ended, she took to Sagan’s books. “I read everything he wrote,” Marcum says.…