Today, a group of the nation’s leading universities announced plans to launch a new, innovative program that transforms the model of online education. Consortium members include Brandeis University, Duke University, Emory University, Northwestern University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Notre Dame, University of Rochester, Vanderbilt University, ...

Insights from a genetic condition that causes brain cancer are helping scientists better understand the most common type of brain tumor in children. In new research, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a cell growth pathway that is unusually active in pediatric brain tumors known ...

In recent years, more than $1.1 million funneled to Washington University scientists through the Bear Cub Fund program has helped move university technologies into the marketplace. To encourage entrepreneurship, the Bear Cub Fund program now provides more hands-on guidance and incorporates other changes to help scientists commercialize their discoveries. The program, ...

par par COLUMBIA, Mo. 'c2-'e2'80rdblquote Deputy Chancellor Mike Middleton has appointed Noor Azizan-Gardner as Chief Diversity Officer for the University of Missouri. Azizan-Gardner will coordinate the Chancellor'e2'80'99s Diversity Initiative (CDI), support MU'e2'80'99s commitment to equal opportunity and affirmative action, and serve as a consultant on matters of diversity initiatives being sponsored ...

par par COLUMBIA, Mo. 'e2'80ldblquote Currently, China has a population of more than 1.3 billion people, and based on a new study from the University of Missouri, it appears that interest in American sports is growing in the country, which could open a large, untapped economic market for the U.S.par par 'e2'80'9cWhile we ...

par par For decades, author, educator, environmentalist and activist Bill McKibben has been telling us things we don'e2'80'99t want to hear 'e2'80rdblquote presenting scary scorched Earth scenarios due to carbon emissions in the atmosphere. Unlike many other climate experts, he also is leading a global grass roots campaign to try to ...

One thing about neuroscience: there’s no question but that it’s relevant to your life. “What you think, what you do, how athletic you are, how academic you are, it’s all down to your nervous system,” says Erik Herzog, PhD, a neuroscientist in the biology department at Washington University in St. ...

A process developed to increase efficiency and productivity in Japanese car factories has helped improve stroke treatment at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, report researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. By applying the principles of Toyota’s lean manufacturing process, doctors sharply reduced the average time between patient arrival and treatment, ...

The State Board of Education adopted a resolution Tuesday in support of International Education Week, Nov. 12-16, to promote the importance of preparing Missouri students for a global environment. International Education Week is sponsored annually by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State. The theme for this year's event is ...

Two community organizations in Missouri were named "Together for Tomorrow School Improvement Challenge" winners Monday for their work in helping to support local school improvement efforts. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri (BBBSEMO), St. Louis, and the Bright Futures program through Joplin Schools were among 24 organizations nationwide to be named winners ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. ­—The Pulitzer Prize in Journalism is one of the world’s most prestigious awards. Despite progress in the last few decades, gender disparities in the field of journalism have existed as long as the profession has. Now, a University of Missouri researcher has found that female Pulitzer Prize winners ...

Yokoyama Wayne M. Yokoyama, MD, and Charles F. Zorumski, MD, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the organization is one of the highest honors physician-scientists in the United States can receive. Yokoyama is the Sam J. Levin and Audrey ...

Jefferson City - The Missouri Department of Higher Education is accepting grant proposals to fund projects that provide teacher and/or administrator development to increase student academic achievement in science and math. A letter of intent to apply for the Cycle 11 Improving Teacher Quality Grant is due by November 13, 2012. ...

Missouri State Board of Education President Peter F. Herschend will receive the 2012 Distinguished Service Award by the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) as part of its annual conference Friday in Chicago, Ill. The Distinguished Service Award is given annually to state board of education members in recognition of outstanding ...

Youths who harm themselves should be connected with positive adult influences and mental health services before behaviors escalate Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, a University of Missouri public health expert has identified factors that will help parents, ...

Simple, 10-minute test scores ability to remember names, faces How skillful are you at remembering faces and names? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are inviting the world to take part in an online experiment that will allow participants to see how their individual scores on a face-name memory test compare ...

Grant will fund collaborative effort with Schools of Dentistry, Pharmacy The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing, in collaboration with the Schools of Dentistryand Pharmacy, has received a three-year grant of nearly $1.5 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to fund ...

Oct. 03, 2012 COLUMBIA, Mo. ­— Despite a declining readership and a poor economy that has forced the newspaper industry to drastically cut staff and expenditures in recent years, publishers of U.S. daily newspapers remain optimistic about the future of their industry. In the largest survey of its kind, Michael Jenner, ...