High Impact Research, Scholarship and Creative Works

Dibya Kanti Datta in the lab

July 10, 2025

Protecting public health by investigating drinking water and soil contamination

PhD student Dibya Kanti Datta seeks to raise public awareness about emerging threats like microplastics and highlight the importance of environmental stewardship.

Portraits of Dhananjay Suresh, Anandhi Upendran and Raghuraman Kannan in the School of Medicine. Abbie Nell Lankitus / University of Missouri

July 8, 2025

Study: Why some lung cancer treatments stop working — and possible fixes

University of Missouri scientists discover a hidden "molecular seesaw" behind drug resistance in certain types of lung cancer, offering hope for more effective therapies.

Susie Dai in her lab

July 1, 2025

Inspired by nature, researcher targets forever chemicals

Mizzou Engineering Professor Susie Dai is pioneering a scalable solution to clean up harmful PFAS without rare or expensive chemicals.

A nurse preparing older woman for a hospital CT scan.

June 27, 2025

Showing a better heartbeat

An AI-assisted model developed by Mizzou researchers allows doctors to better observe the heart and how it beats, contracts and pumps.

June 26, 2025

Mizzou launches Energy Innovation Center to help power tomorrow

The University of Missouri is designing and constructing an Energy Innovation Center, a cutting-edge facility where world-class researchers will design the energy systems of tomorrow.

Omid Davami with other award winners from the ITS Heartland Research Competition

June 18, 2025

PhD student places third at ITS Heartland research competition

Sayedomidreza “Omid” Davami, a PhD student in civil engineering, won third place in the research poster competition at the ITS Heartland 2025 Annual Meeting.

Xiaohua Liu in his lab

June 17, 2025

Mizzou Engineering researcher takes on tooth loss

A novel, bio-inspired treatment for periodontitis could help patients keep their natural teeth, avoiding painful and expensive implants.

A submerged RPiPIV system

June 10, 2025

Snapshots of the deep shed light on hydrocarbon seeps

Mizzou Engineers have developed a low-cost mobile technology to study naturally occurring gas leaks beneath the ocean’s surface.

June 6, 2025

Mizzou recognized for leadership in cybersecurity

The university’s designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research has been extended through academic year 2030.

Olivia English, Bill Buttlar, Punyaslok Rath, Red Clark, James Meister, Helmut Leodarta.

May 29, 2025

Public works association honors Mizzou pavement engineers

Engineering researchers have been recognized for their role in an innovative Kansas City infrastructure project.