Missouri S&T

Maj. Gen. Christopher Beck, who holds degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Illinois, returns to Fort Leonard Wood to be its new commander.

The school purchased a vehicle it calls the STEM Mobile that will take portable experiments and other hands-on science opportunities to younger students.

Historian John C. McManus paints compelling portraits of the military leaders and soldiers who fought in the Pacific during World War II.

The appointees include a noted lawyer, a philanthropist and an orthodontist who would be the only member with a degree from a campus other than Columbia's.

The robots have been called adorable and cute, but they are also meeting a need for food delivery. The university thinks they send the right message about the campus' focus on innovation.

The University of Missouri System Board of Curators extended the pilot program of not requiring an ACT or SAT score to get into three of its campuses for an additional year.

Jinling Liu will analyze a mountain of data looking for a genome responsible for hypertension, which could lead to a better and more personalized approach to preventing and treating the disease.

The Great War depleted the states’ National Guard troops, sending them overseas. Missouri was one of the states that backfilled the domestic duties with unpaid volunteers.

A four-year study will help develop AI software that will speed up the process of matching donated kidneys with patients in need, especially those not at the top of the transplant list.

Using a robot designed to guide humans on a short walk, Yun Seong Song measured how a person’s arm reacted to various movements from the machine.