March 8, 2021
Five Mizzou Engineers Among Mizzou 18, Mizzou ’39 Recipients
Five engineers were among the MU students honored last week with Mizzou 18 and Mizzou ’39 Awards.
March 3, 2021
Meet Shubhra Gangopadhyay
Sometimes, before you can think big, you have to think small. After all, you can’t tackle the big problems without interacting with the microscopic molecules, electrons and atoms that make up our world. Meet Shubhra Gangopadhyay, professor, researcher and inventor of teeny-tiny technologies.
Feb. 25, 2021
VIRTUALHACKS VR-Focused Hackathon Starts Friday
Looking for something to do this weekend? Want a chance to win Corsair Gaming mechanical keyboard and an Oculus Quest 2 headset? Then you’ll want to check out the first-ever XR hackathon sponsored by Mizzou Engineering’s Virtual Reality Organization this weekend.
Feb. 24, 2021
Krishnaswamy Receives VentureWell Faculty Grant
Kiruba Krishnaswamy, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical, Biological and Chemical Engineering with a joint appointment in Food Science (CAFNR), received a Fall 2020 VentureWell Faculty Grant, in a statement from the organization. This grant recognizes Krishnaswamy’s commitment to inclusive support of students who are creating innovations for positive social and environmental impact.
Feb. 24, 2021
Students Now Putting Spot the Robot to Work
Watch as sophomore Stephen Bowen explains the programming used to code Spot (Video courtesy of Kristofferson Culmer) It’s not quite dancing in viral videos just yet, but Mizzou Engineering’s Spot is getting a little smarter each day, thanks to an inaugural group of student programmers. Spot is an agile mobile robot from Boston Dynamics perhaps best known for videos of it dancing to popular tunes such as Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” and “Do You Love Me?” by The Contours. The Information Technology Program acquired a Spot this semester to help students learn to work with autonomous systems. Now,…
Feb. 23, 2021
Detecting COVID-19 with a sticker on your skin
One day, a wearable, bioelectronic device could wirelessly transmit a person’s vital signs — potentially providing critical information for early detection of health issues such as COVID-19 or heart disease — to a healthcare provider, eliminating the need for an in-person visit while also saving lives.
Feb. 22, 2021
Developing a targeted delivery system to treat cancer
In the ongoing battle to find ways to treat cancer, a team at the University of Missouri is addressing the problem from multiple angles, but with a precision approach. Cancer patients are often given chemotherapy, cancer-fighting drugs that kill cancerous cells and can also have harsh effects on healthy cells. But with recent developments in medical technology, researchers have started developing targeted approaches known as precision medicine, and the new treatments can cause less collateral damage to the body.
Feb. 18, 2021
See Spot Work: Spot the Robot Now Embedded in IT Program
See Spot walk. See Spot run. Now, students in the Information Technology Program at Mizzou Engineering are seeing how they can make Spot perform more complicated tasks.
Feb. 18, 2021
CyberTigers Test Their Cybersecurity Skills at Regional Competition
Members of the Mizzou Engineering CyberTigers cybersecurity club had the opportunity to put their skills to the test earlier this month. Students participated in the Mid-West Regional qualifier of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC).
Feb. 17, 2021
Prepping for the Virtual Career Fair
A virtual career fair is coming up, and employers say Mizzou Engineers are in high demand. The fair on Wednesday, Feb. 24 will connect recruiters from leading companies and public entities with students and alumni seeking jobs, internships and co-op opportunities.