Columbia, MO (KTRS) A new program is effectively treating hypertension in underserved communities, according to a Mizzou study. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects an estimated 31 percent of the world’s population. Low income countries, such as the Dominican Republic, are disproportionately affected. To combat the issue, researchers at the University of Missouri partnered with…
COLUMBIA, MO (AP) — A University of Missouri professor created artwork out of her late husband’s old clothes to honor him and find healing following his death three years ago. Catherine Armbrust, an adjunct assistant professor in the MU Art Department, held an exhibit in fall 2016 called “Visible Mending” as a way to move…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Democratic Party email seeking interns ended up in the inboxes of most faculty, staff and students at the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus, then opened the door for a phishing attempt. Spokeswoman Brooke Goren in a Wednesday statement said the Missouri Democratic Party pulled emails from a public…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Columbia police say a woman who caused a brief alert after a report that she had a gun on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia never planned to hurt anyone. Police spokesman Bryana Larimer said in a news release that an acquaintance of the woman reported Wednesday that she was…
Columbia, MO (AP) — A former University of Missouri student is suing a fraternity and its parent organization over an alleged hazing incident he says left him with near-fatal alcohol poisoning while the frat already was on probation for alcohol infractions. Brandon Zingale’s lawsuit filed Thursday in Boone County — home of the Columbia campus…
COLUMBIA, MO. (AP) The University of Missouri in Columbia is seeing the negative effects of budget cuts and declining enrollment. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the university is expecting its smallest incoming freshman class in nearly two decades this fall, with as much as a 6 percent decline compared to last year. Local landlords are also offering…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri is expecting its smallest class of incoming freshmen in nearly two decades at its Columbia campus. The university said in a statement Friday it projects about 4,000 freshmen will enroll at the school in August. That’s a 14-percent drop, down by about 700 students from last year.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri Tigers have dismissed wide receiver Keyon Dilosa from the team after he was accused of punching a woman in the face. Missouri associate athletic director Chad Moller confirmed Thursday that Dilosa was no longer on the team. Dilosa was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of third-degree domestic assault. He has…
( KTRS ) Mizzou running back Damarea Crockett has been suspended from the Tigers’ last game. University of Missouri Police say Crockett was arrested Sunday for arrested for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana. Crockett is Mizzou’s all-time record holder for freshman rushing yards and touchdowns. The Tigers’ last game is this Friday…
