Nothing has been as central to the lives of University of Missouri students as the library. Yet few academic divisions have changed as fundamentally or rapidly. From implementing the nation's first library automation system ...

This season, Mizzou celebrates the 10th anniversary of the 2007 squad that reinvigorated a fan base and returned tiger football to center stage.

At 10 megawatts, the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) is the most powerful university-based research reactor in the nation : rather than generating electricity, the facility produces knowledge across a ...

At the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, Mizzou students and faculty from various disciplines and viewpoints put the "thought" in American political thought and history.

In the world of adult beverages, Tigers are making their mark : saving happy hour, saving vineyards and saving lives.

Black women on campus want you to know they're here, and they have something to say.

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.

In 1911, Chester Brewer orchestrated Mizzou's first Homecoming. Now the late, great athletic director and coach will be honored as the centennial event's grand marshal.

In England, queens are chosen based on lineage. But this is America, and Mizzou's Homecoming queens have been chosen by vote, committee and charitable competition.

Q. Can unintended pregnancies be reduced by dispensing a year's worth of hormonal contraception? Evidence-based answer: probably, although studies that looked directly at this outcome are limited. A systematic review showed ...

"In lines 607-61 of Beowulf, just before the battle between the hero and the monster Grendel, the Danes and visiting Geats celebrate their comradeship in the great hall of Heorot. While venerable Hrothgar, king of the ...

As a follow up to the "To Err is Human Report," in 2001, the Institute of Medicine described six overall "aims for improvement" in healthcare: care that is patient centered, efficient, timely, equitable, effective and safe. ...

Citation and link to a recent article from the NEJM that nicely and concisely reviews nosocomial infections, their prevention and their treatment.

A list of recent journal articles should be of interest to hospitalists.

A 40 year old African Amercian male, with a history of diabetes, presented to the emergency department with persistent diarrhea over the past few months. Soon after arrival, the patient developed respiratory failure, ...

Q: Does niacin decrease cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in CVD patients? A: No. Niacin doesn't reduce cardio- vascular disease (CVD) morbidity or mortality in patients with established disease (strength of recommendation ...

Ask a Specialist. Question: Our hospital blood bank has started using platelet additive solution (PAS) platelets and psoralen treated platelets. What are the advantages and disadvantages of these different types of platelets?

Analysis of data from the 2008 Survey of Chinese Consumer Finance and Investor Education indicated that 30.0 % of the sample households held at least one credit card. Significant factors associated with the probability ...

Does azithromycin have a role in cesarean sections? Yes, adding azithromycin to the usual antibiotic protocol in nonelective c-sections reduces infections. But not everyone can take advantage of it. PRACTICE CHANGER: ...

Is 5 days of antibiotic therapy really sufficient for adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia? PRACTICE CHANGER: Prescribe 5 days of antibiotic treatment for inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia because ...