healthcare

Olivia Esbeck in black and gold Missouri T-shirt against yellow backdrop

Sep. 2, 2026

Honors College student is engineering her own path

Olivia Esbeck is one of eight Stamps Scholars beginning their college journeys this fall at Mizzou. She will study biomedical engineering.

From left, PEN scholars Asrith Amaravadi, Riley Dycus, Emma Herrmann and Luke Snyder.

Aug. 31, 2026

Bringing engineering insights to healthcare

Mizzou Engineering students in the School of Medicine’s PEN Program are strengthening the physician workforce and advancing Mizzou’s mission to save and improve lives.

Ashlyn Ohlms, Nique Fajors and Diego Ochoa

June 8, 2026

‘Instead of waiting for opportunities, take the initiative’

Mechanical engineering undergrads Diego Ochoa and Ashlyn Ohlms won the Entrepreneurship Alliance competition with a medical device born of insight, ambition and collaboration.

Kayla Deuser

May 3, 2026

Information technology grad discovered her true calling

Kayla Deuser was inspired by Hollywood portrayals of hackers, but it took a real-world opportunity to illuminate her career path.

Sonia Norouzi Esfahany

April 14, 2026

Cross-campus collaboration leads to materials breakthrough

Mizzou researchers have introduced a novel bioadhesive material platform that will enable next-generation devices with shape memory behavior.

Mahdi Pourmirzaei and Alex Morehead

Feb. 26, 2026

Mizzou researchers crack the code of protein geometry

Tech company NVIDIA powered the development of an AI tool that will enable scientists to efficiently design bespoke proteins for pharmaceuticals and materials.

Brandon Gomes

Feb. 16, 2026

Computer science students take on neuroscience

Engineering students demonstrated creativity, problem-solving and teamwork in NSF-funded research projects that applied advanced technology to the human nervous system.

Lafferre Hall

Feb. 8, 2026

Richey wins ISE undergraduate research competition

The Missouri Method was on display as engineering students shared their research projects with alumni and faculty at the annual event.

Mariam Morafa, Courtney Thake and Isabelle Fallert.

Jan. 5, 2026

Connecting process efficiency and patient outcomes

Industrial engineering students helped Burrell Behavioral Health ensure quality care for their clients, highlighting the value engineering can add to health care settings.

Caden Davis, Will Mastrantuono and Jason Williams

Jan. 5, 2026

Resolving a bottleneck in patient intake

Industrial engineering students reimagined the data ingestion process for a health care provider for their capstone project, which could save the client nearly $200,000 annually.