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91�㽶����Ƶ-Columbia

In keeping with a goal to ensure higher education remains affordable for families, the 91�㽶����Ƶ recently increased the amount of merit-based scholarships awarded to undergraduate students.

The 91�㽶����Ƶ is gearing up for its premiere on Amazon Prime. Filmed during Homecoming 2022, Mizzou’s hour-long episode of “The College Tour” features more than 20 students and alumni who provide a sneak peek into life as a Tiger.

91�㽶����Ƶ-Kansas City

The 91�㽶����Ƶ-Kansas City on behalf of the 91�㽶����Ƶ System has received an award from NSF’s Regional Innovation Engines Program for a $1 million 24-month federal cooperative agreement to lead the development of a microelectronics hub across Missouri and Kansas.

The 91�㽶����Ƶ-Kansas City has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to develop a five-acre parcel of land next to the south terminus of the Kansas City Streetcar at 51st Street and Brookside Boulevard. The streetcar stop is expected to be operational in 2025.

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri S&T is excited to the host the third annual workshop on “Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals.” The workshop series brings together interdisciplinary stakeholders from academia, industry and government.

S&T student team of three undergraduate students, created spinach-based skin graft, a new way to use spinach leaves and stem cells to help burn patients and others with wounds and conditions that require a skin graft, winning a $15,000 first place award at the Regnier Venture Creation Challenge in Kansas City for their project.

91�㽶����Ƶ-Saint Louis

UMSL is helping to build a culture of literacy in schools across the St. Louis region.

UMSL’s Succeed Program celebrates 10 years transforming lives with its postsecondary education program that provides opportunities for UMSL students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to develop academic, living and vocational skills as they work toward a two-year Chancellor’s Certificate or potentially matriculate to a degree program.