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��ҹӰԺ-Columbia

��ҹӰԺ leaders host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 47,000-square-foot addition to the MU Research Reactor (MURR) facility. Dubbed “MURR West,” the $20 million, three-story addition to the existing MURR North Building will expand the facility’s production space and testing laboratories to offer researchers and their students more resources to discover new treatments that provide benefits to people around the country and the world. Speakers to include Governor Mike Parson and Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer.

��ҹӰԺ-Kansas City

The ��ҹӰԺ-Kansas City announced that it is an official higher education partner of the Kansas City Chiefs, the 2022 World Champions. The five-year partnership between UMKC and the Kansas City Chiefs focuses on student success and recruitment efforts. Opportunities for UMKC students include scholarships as well as leadership, mentorship and career-shadowing within the Chiefs organization. Events for prospective students include stadium tours and other programs.

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology will kick off its celebration of Manufacturing Day with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Missouri Protoplex at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5. The Protoplex will serve as a key hub of Missouri S&T’s proposed manufacturing and innovation complex.

��ҹӰԺ-Saint Louis

The ��ҹӰԺ–St. Louis is expanding the scope of its entrepreneurship program with the launch of the new Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center as part of the College of Business Administration. It will serve as the hub connecting academic and community-based activities of the entrepreneurship program.