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Almost half of the nation's tap water is estimated to contain PFAS, or "forever chemicals." University of Missouri associate professor Frank Xiao and his team believe they’ve found a partial solution.

Hundreds of employees were fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last week. The mood was grim the next morning in an atmospheric science class at the University of Missouri.

The bill would create a law named after Danny Santulli, who suffered alcohol poisoning leading to permanent brain damage during a fraternity event in 2021.

The proposed cap on grants is part of a raft of sweeping federal cost-cutting measures put in place by the Trump administration.

Universities and hospitals would need to cut their budgets under proposed changes to how medical research grants are funded by the National Institutes of Health. A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the cuts in response to a lawsuit joined by 22 states, not including Missouri.

The University of Missouri has been involved in the Soybean Innovation Lab since 2013. Researchers have been trying to help Missouri farmers combat a disease that can decimate soybean crops.

An exemption for certain employers means public college students don’t always benefit from Missouri’s new minimum wage at their on-campus jobs. Federal law also allows colleges and universities to pay students less than $7.25 an hour under certain conditions.

A recently published study shows for the first time that even short periods of severe inactivity allow the buildup of proteins in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

The University of Missouri Extension and the Department of Conservation are enlisting landowners to plant and care for white oak seedlings. The tree species is essential for wildlife and industry, but it's struggling under climate change.

President Joe Biden signed the landmark measure aimed at combating hazing on college campuses nationwide. It was sparked by the story of a Minnesota student who suffered permanent brain damage three years ago after an incident at a Mizzou fraternity.

Their research could help explain why the same strain of the plague can reemerge in the same area after years of inactivity and harm the local environment.

The University of Missouri Board of Curators has approved a new $130 million building and new Ph.D. programs for the campus in Rolla.