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A remote manipulator claw handles vials inside a hot cell

Sep. 19, 2024

Saving lives one isotope at a time

Radioactive atoms produced at MU Research Reactor are key to advanced medical therapies.
Governor Mike Parson presents the Hawthorn Foundation Project of the Year Award to UM System President Mun Choi and other university leaders.

Sep. 5, 2024

University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) wins Hawthorn Foundation Project of the Year Award

Recognition underscores MURR’s pivotal role in positioning Missouri as a leader in nuclear science and technology.
an unfinished carving of the word excellence

Aug. 13, 2024

University of Missouri Research Reactor partners with Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

This new collaboration will further enhance MURR’s operational standards, ensuring the highest levels of safety and efficiency.
Nuclear Medicine Europe logo

July 10, 2024

University of Missouri Research Reactor joins Nuclear Medicine Europe

Mizzou’s collaboration will strengthen global radiopharmaceutical and imaging supply.
a man moves a sample in the containment pool

June 27, 2024

Pioneering progress in cancer treatments

From its research reactor to revolutionary therapies, Mizzou’s innovations are shaping the future of precision medicine.
Michael Hoehn II

June 4, 2024

Michael Hoehn II named inaugural program director of NextGen MURR

Hoehn will lead Mizzou’s transformational initiative to build a new state-of-the-art research reactor that will expand medical isotope production.
Grace Liles works in a chemistry lab

May 7, 2024

Making a positive impact

When University of Missouri senior Grace Liles enrolled at Mizzou, one of the world’s leading research institutions, she joined the chemistry fraternity Alpha Chi Sigma.
The outside of the Molecular Imaging and Theranostics Center

April 5, 2024

MITC administratively realigns under MU Research Reactor 

The change will allow for consistent staff training, a cohesive and vibrant safety culture and dedicated facility support.
A graphic representing radioisotopes in the liver

April 3, 2024

Innovative yttrium-90 radioisotopes revolutionize liver cancer treatment

Yttrium-90 radioisotopes produced at the University of Missouri Research Reactor are extending and improving the lives of patients with liver cancer.
A student works in the lab

Feb. 27, 2024

Adding a radioisotope to the toolkit for saving lives

A pair of University of Missouri researchers study terbium-161 with the hope that one day it could be the next major radioisotope produced to treat cancer.