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Oct. 2, 2020

May 2020 Commencement Update

Dear Mizzou students, We have been thinking of you. Back in April, we made the difficult decision to postpone May 2020 commencement. We quickly pivoted and put together a virtual celebration that allowed us to recognize your incredible accomplishments. At that time, we also shared our commitment to having an in-person commencement for our Class…

Oct. 1, 2020

Faculty Winners of Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award

Congratulations to the faculty winners of the Lee Henson Access Mizzou Award: Julie Elman, Associate Professor, Women's & Gender Studies; Director of Undergraduate Studies Sherri Ulbrich, Associate Teaching Professor, Sinclair School of Nursing The Lee Henson Access Mizzou Awards are named after Mizzou's former ADA coordinator. The awards were presented by the Chancellor’s Committee for…

Aug. 10, 2020

New faculty Orientation

Between Aug 11-14, Mizzou will welcome its newest faculty! There will be a series of exciting virtual workshops, presentations, Q&As, and panels throughout the week.

April 17, 2020

MU Professor of more than 20 years wins SEC honor

The Southeastern Conference announced today that University of Missouri Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Anthony Lupo won the SEC’s 2020 Faculty Achievement Award. The recognition is given out to one faculty member from each school once a year. The SEC then awards one of those candidates as SEC professor of the year. Read more from the…

March 3, 2020

A Gift of Life

by Jordan Yount & Jade Elwess In December 2019, the paths of two Mizzou families were linked forever as one Mizzou employee, Jami Thompson (Senior Analyst for Institutional Effectiveness in the Office of the Provost), gave the priceless gift of life by donating a kidney to a co-worker’s son, Tavian, just in time for Christmas.…

Feb. 27, 2020

Letter to the Faculty Regarding COACHE

Dear Colleagues, Today, we are releasing the results from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) survey, sent to faculty in spring 2019. I am very grateful to every faculty member who took the time to participate in the survey. Your participation and the resulting information provide us with an important perspective of…

Nov. 20, 2019

Spotlight on 2019 Curators’ Distinguished Professorships

In October, the Provost's office announced the 2019 Curators' Distinguished Professors and the Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor. The Provost asked each individual winner to share their distinct stories to connect their research and teaching to the larger mission of Mizzou. On this page, and in future Provost newsletters, we will share each faculty member's thoughts…

Nov. 11, 2019

John Tummons earns USDA Teaching Award

Teaching Excellence John Tummons earns USDA Teaching Award Written by Logan Jackson · November 11, 2019 The son of junior high school teachers, it was only natural that John Tummons would eventually find himself in a classroom setting, empowering and equipping students to make a positive impact throughout the world. Tummons knew where he wanted…

Oct. 11, 2019

Washington Post article on Poland’s Elections by Dr. Mary Stegmaier

Dr. Mary Stegmaier, Interim Vice Provost for International Programs and Associate Professor, Truman School of Public Affairs, co-wrote a Washington Post article on the upcoming election in Poland.

Oct. 10, 2019

NIH to fund hubs to accelerate development of biomedical health technologies

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $20 million to fund five additional hubs designed to speed up the translation of biomedical discoveries into commercially viable diagnostics, devices, therapeutics, and tools to improve patient care and enhance health. The newly selected Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) expand a national network of proof-of-concept centers that…