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Plant-powered power plant
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2012)
The MU Power Plant turns to energy crops to shrink its carbon footprint.
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.
Putting the passion back into politics
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2006)
Meet governors Timothy Kaine and Ted Kulongoski, both of whom are Mizzou alumni and fierce believers in the democratic process.
Chance remarks on dreams in Aelius Aristides
(2002)
What are 'chance' remarks on dreams and how valuable are they? In his book Greeks on Dreams, Van Lieshout says: "It should be stated explicitly beforehand that those casual references to dreams and dreaming register a low ...
"Murderers of the Dead" in Antiphon 1
(2002)
The anonymous speaker of Antiphon 1 is prosecuting his stepmother for the murder of his father. Yet, in his prooemium and prokataskeue, he exerts more effort to discredit his stepmother's defenders (i.e., his half-brothers ...
The baths of Trajan Decius, or of Philip the Arab?
(2002)
In a recent publication Laetitia La Follette collected the evidence for the Baths of Trajan Decius, an important but little-known imperial monument of the mid-3rd c. in Rome. Bringing together the ancient literary and ...
Trial by Amazon : thoughts on the first Amazons in Greek art
(2002)
To Heinrich Schliemann's stunning record of archaeological firsts can be added the discovery, among a handful of pictorial sherds excavated at Tiryns, of the earliest known Amazon in Greek art. Admittedly he did not recognize ...
From Polytheism to Christianity in the temples of Cyprus
(2002)
Over his career Eugene Lane has contributed much to our understanding of the religions of the late classical world, and in particular to clarifying the evolution of Christianity within the context of the Roman empire. The ...
Hoople
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2010)
Tiger basketball team explores possibilities for the 2009-10 season.
Less 'me,' more 'we'
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2010)
Until recently, scientists thought trying to study spirituality was a hopeless case. But recent studies at Mizzou are mapping brain areas in play during spiritual experiences. In the process, they are helping bring ...
A man of many words
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2010)
Steve Kopcha, a 30-year advertising executive turned MU journalism professor, often says "Good ads sell stuff." He would know - his did. Nine years out of the business (and into teaching), Kopcha, BJ '63, has never really ...
Seeing the forest for the trees
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2010)
Building on historic and new strengths in teaching and research, MU defines key areas of competitiveness.
Sound design
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2010)
Grammy award-winning graphic design keeps Matt Taylor's name spinning among recording artists.
Transplanting hope
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2017)
Mizzou sophomore Trent Grimshaw makes a life-saving donation.