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President's Highlights - September 2024

Excellence delivered

The fall semester is well underway across the 91Ï㽶¶ÌÊÓƵ System. Seeing so many talented students on campus is a reminder of our shared mission to educate the next generation of leaders for our state and nation. Below are stories showcasing how dedicated UM System faculty and students achieve excellence and move society forward.


Students

MU

Meet : A Mizzou sophomore who competed in this year's Paralympic Games in Paris and also served as Puerto Rico's flag bearer.


Research

S&T

, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, is studying microdroplets of fuel the size of a human hair follicle with a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.


Community

UMKC

As part of UMKC’s partnership with the Kansas City Royals, helped middle schoolers from WeCode KC and KC STEM Alliance build a robot to throw the first pitch as a game.


Accolades

UMSL

earned a PhD in biology with an emphasis in ecology, evolution and systematics from UMSL in 2003 and had support from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology while pursuing her degree.

 

Reviewed 2024-09-20