Reading the Terrain
NSF Graduate Research Fellow first surveyed the landscape before finding bedrock.
Black and Goldwater
Julie Nguyen and Sterling Evans wrote their own narratives at Mizzou. Now they are Goldwater Scholarship recipients.
Showcase of Enthusiasm
More than 280 students presented projects at the Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum April 23, 2019, in the MU Bond Life Sciences Center.
2019 Visual Art & Design Showcase
The 2019 Undergraduate Visual Art & Design Showcase is now accepting submissions!
A Smithsonian Experience
Biological sciences major Alec Wilken’s research at Mizzou focuses on lizard skulls. Last summer, Wilken took the knowledge he gained through his studies at MU to Washington, D.C., and into the labs of the Smithsonian—the world’s largest museum and research complex—to study the postcranial anatomy of mammals.
Weird Fascination
Caroline Dunn grew up wanting to be a novelist. Then high school biology class happened. She learned how scientists cloned a human gene and spliced it into a bacterium, which then produced human insulin for diabetics. “Biology is weird!” she thought. She had to know more.
Taking Her Research to Capitol Hill
More than 400 students applied for the 2018 Posters on the Hill, sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research, with only 60 selected to participate, including MU junior Sarah Gebken.
Honored Research
Thirty-eight MU students in the Psychology Honors Research Capstone attended the Midwestern Psychological Association meetings in Chicago, culminating a year-long capstone in which students conduct a study with individual faculty mentors.
Photo Opportunity
Robin Haithcoat’s artistic journey began with her taking what she considers “pretty pictures”—photos that are fun for people to look at and generally deemed acceptable by viewers and critics. That changed last year after experimenting with the subjects of her work.
2018 Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievements Spring Forum
More than 270 undergraduates will present their work at the Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievements Spring Forum on April 17, 2018.