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A pair of Mizzou Engineering students at career fair

March 6, 2026

Mizzou Engineers plot a course for their career journeys

Hundreds of students swarmed MizzouRec to connect with leading employers at the Mizzou Engineering Career and Internship Fair March 5.

Workers in a highway work zone.

Oct. 9, 2025

Meet the AI assistant designed to make work zones safer

Work Zone Assistant is a chatbot programmed by Mizzou engineers for transportation professionals.

Traffic cone on a multi-lane highway

April 24, 2025

Researchers keep their eyes on Missouri’s roads

A successful collaboration between Mizzou and MoDOT helps travelers, truckers and construction workers stay safe year-round.

Front view of an airplane taking off from runway

April 22, 2025

Project Runway: Second life for waste plastics and old tires

Mizzou researchers are taking their experience on the road to the airport.

transportation workers fixing a road. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Oct. 4, 2023

University of Missouri establishes Missouri Work Zone Safety Center of Excellence

As the State of Missouri embarks on the expansion of Interstate 70, the vital east-west transportation corridor connecting St. Louis and Kansas City, researchers at the University of Missouri are preparing to leverage the institution’s 30-plus years of proven expertise in highway work zone safety research to help keep drivers and workers safe during the estimated five-to-seven-year project.

Sep. 28, 2023

Mizzou Engineers highlight projects during Missouri transportation summit

Mizzou Engineers joined state leaders to discuss ongoing transportation projects, infrastructure needs and related research during the Missouri Chamber of Commerce Transportation Future Summit in Columbia last week.

April 4, 2023

Civil Engineers assessing effectiveness of J-turn intersections in Missouri

A Mizzou Engineering team has been tasked with assessing the effectiveness of J-turn intersection designs across Missouri’s state highway system.

Feb. 21, 2023

Engineering team develops autonomous alarm system for work zone vehicles

A Mizzou Engineering team has developed an innovative alert system that tells drivers when they’re in danger of colliding with a mobile work zone vehicle.

Feb. 8, 2023

Engineers assess self-driving vehicles to reduce mobile work zone injuries

Using a self-driving truck to follow a manned vehicle has the potential to reduce worker injuries in mobile work zones, a Mizzou Engineering team has concluded. Henry Brown, a research engineer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is presenting the findings to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT).

Nov. 1, 2022

Mizzou Engineering hosts biannual Missouri Bridge Conference

Mizzou Engineering recently hosted the biannual Missouri Bridge Conference, bringing representatives from academia, government agencies and industry together to discuss current challenges and priority projects.