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Snapshots
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2011)
Short stories about Mizzou's advances in health-related teaching, learning, research, economic development and clinical treatments....
Golden Handcuffs
(Education Next, 2010)
Teacher pensions consume a substantial portion of school budgets. If relatively generous pensions help attract effective teachers, the expense might be justified. But new evidence suggests that current pension systems, by ...
The making of a university
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2014)
As the 175-year anniversary approaches, the University of Missouri prepares to celebrate its stature as a global leader in teaching and research.
A look back
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2014)
Although Chancellor Brady J. Deaton stepped down Nov. 15, 2013, after nine years in MU's top job, his leadership will continue on campus and at the international level....
The fuel of civilization
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2012)
A presidential appointment helps MU chancellor Brady J. Deaton further his lifelong goal of feeding the hungry....
University For Missouri
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2018)
Chancellor Alexander N. Cartwright's bold vision for Mizzou prioritizes innovative, hands-on student learning; embraces strategic investments in collaborative research and creative initiatives; and grows the university's ...
Beyond Money: Relating Local School Taxation to Family and Community Risk
(Educational Considerations, 2010)
choices. Using regression analyses, this study asked: Are local school district taxation levies related to community, family and economic factors? Using eleven years of financial data to examine Missouri's 1993 tax-rate driven formula this study shows...
Concentration, Contracting and Competition: Problems in Using the Packers and Stockyards Act to Supplement Antitrust
(Competition Policy International, 2010-04)
and empirical economic perspectives....
Ownership Structure and Incentives to Invest: Dual-structured Irrigation Cooperatives in Australia
(Journal of Institutional Economics, 2010)
In the past decade, Australia has begun to privatize its irrigation system. Two general models have emerged: a single and a dual ownership structure. This paper examines the trade-offs, costs and benefits, and the attendant ...
The role of biofuel policy and biotechnology in the development of the ethanol industry in the United States
(AgBioForum, 2013)
The US Renewable Fuel Standard sets a lower bound on the amount of biofuels used, with consequences for behavior of agricultural commodity markets that currently supply the vast majority of feedstocks for biofuel production. ...
Capital idea
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2010)
Venture capital moves great ideas from research labs to the open market. In the process, the world gets innovative products. new businesses hire skilled employees, and Mizzou nets royalties.
Do Canadian Consumers Have Concerns about Genetically Modified Animal Feeds?
(AgBioForum, 2010)
This article analyzes responses from a 2008 survey of Canadian meat consumers about concerns regarding genetically modified
(GM) feed used in livestock meat production. Approximately 50% of the sampled consumers express ...
Home green home
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2012)
Six students take over one old house with a mission to use less and conserve more. Welcome to MU's Sustainahouse....
Special section : There's no place like CoMo
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2011)
New campus and civic buildings, restaurants, bike lanes and public art have sprouted in Columbia....
Mizzou's Chart Toppers : our newest hits, firsts and discoveries
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2016)
Mizzou is turning up the volume, loud and proud. We track our latest hits and superstars - A-list researchers, human-rights heroes, entertainers and athletes who spin us right round.
Arizona Public Libraries Serving the Spanish-Speaking: Context for Changes
(Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2013)
Arizona is at the forefront of Latino population growth and political and racial politics. Three different factors could potentially influence the provision of library service to Latinos in the State of Arizona. These are ...
News value
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2011)
Good Laboratory Practices Are Not Synonymous with Good Scientific Practices, Accurate Reporting, or Valid Data
(National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2010)
In her commentary, Tyl (2009) responded to our criticism (Myers et al. 2009) of her bisphenol A (BPA) research (Tyl et al. 2008), and she defended the reliance on Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) in animal studies concerning ...
Discovering nextgen health
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 2019)
"A new research initiative is set to create and deliver custom health treatments and cures."--Page 24
Odomatic Pilot
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2016)
A football star reared on the plains of Oklahoma to value toughness, hard work and competitiveness, True Son Barry Odom takes over the controls at Mizzou.