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A smoky solution — for plants
After MU researchers started examining the impact of smoke on plant growth after a wildfire, their surprising discovery could one day lead to new farming practices.
At the forefront of nuclear medicine
For decades, MU has been a leader in developing lifesaving cancer treatments and is now set to play an integral role in an ongoing radiopharmaceutical renaissance.
A chance at ‘upcycling’ life
A mid-Missouri woman benefits from the power of advancements in science and medicine harnessed at the University of Missouri.
New domestic supply chain: Gold-199
MURR is now producing Au-199 in partnership with the Department of Energy Isotope Program.
University of Missouri Board of Curators approves capital projects
The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) will get an approximately 40,000-square-foot addition to expand the existing facility with an estimated completion date in fall 2024.
MU research reactor helps supply critical medical isotopes during global disruption
Due to a recent unexpected reactor shutdown in Europe, the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) has increased its production of critical medical radioisotopes in an effort to help alleviate the anticipated disruption on the global supply chain.
ABK Biomedical Announces Enrollment Initiation of First-in-Human Clinical Study with Eye90 microspheres™ for treatment of liver tumors
ABK Biomedical, Inc., a MURR partner, has announced the initiation of a First-in-Human study with their Eye90 microspheres™
MU research reactor still breaking new ground in 5th decade of operation
After more than 50 years supporting research and industry as the most powerful university research reactor in the country, the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) is still making waves.
Discovery of complex tunable magnetic order in a topological material tied to exotic electrical conduction
New research is promising for technologies such as high-precision sensors, resistanceless nanowires, magnetic storage media, and quantum computers.
New strongly correlated magnetic phase at intersection of quantum and classical physics in perovskite ruthenate
A new study by a team of researchers including MURR scientist Tom Heitmann and led by Prof. Deepak Singh of the MU Department of Physics & Astronomy suggests the discovery of a new magnetic phase at the cross-road of classical and quantum physics in strongly correlated perovskite materials.