IT Fall 2021 Capstone Projects: Part 1

Seniors in the Information Technology program at Mizzou conclude their coursework with a capstone project. Through these projects, they apply what they’ve learned in their classes to create a product, such as a website or mobile app, that solves a real-world problem.

Research competition winners analyze nurses’ travel distance during COVID

Industrial and manufacturing systems engineering (IMSE) juniors Maggie Dimler and Reegan Spicer recently won the department’s inaugural IMSE Undergraduate Research Competition. Titled “COVID-19: How Nurse Workload Changed to Handle a Pandemic,” their research focused on the travel distance of intensive care unit (ICU) nurses at University Hospital.

Team uses machine learning to train multiple drones to collaborate within a network

The team used machine learning to train drones to work together within a network to survey an area, track objects and transmit information back to a ground station.

Hoeferlin encourages students to seek new opportunities during commencement address

Craig Hoeferlin, ChE ’84, gave the December 2021 commencement address.

Breathtaking: Students describe working in zero gravity conditions

Mizzou Engineers describe zero-gravity conditions on board G-FORCE ONE.

Leader of the pack

Mizzou is one of the only universities in the country to make Spot robots available even to undergraduates. Trevontae' Haughton is part of a team of students and faculty who are finding innovative ways to use Spot for everything from safely monitoring powerplants to performing in Marching Mizzou halftime shows.

Undergraduates present brain research at Neuroscience 2021

Mizzou Engineering students joined neuroscientists from around the world last month to exchange ideas and new discoveries about the human brain.

S-STEM Scholarship provides holistic support to new students

A new scholarship program within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering provides students with more than tuition money.

Computer science students receive UPE Scholarships

Two students from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science were awarded scholarships from Upsilon Pi Epsilon.

Orton focuses on STEM outreach efforts to inspire next generation

Sarah Orton, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is helping promote STEM education across Missouri.