SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Aug. 19 -- Missouri State University issued the following news release: Driven by the legacy and inspiration of Judith Enyeart Reynolds, Missouri State University is empowered to dream bigger together and expand its destination campus for the arts, social sciences and humanities. An eight-figure gift from the C.W. Titus Foundation will support construction of a state-of-the-art facility named in honor of Judith Enyeart Reynolds designed to enhance arts, social sciences a  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: For over 150 years, Missouri S&T has been a leader in the field of mineral recovery, and that continued to be the case last week when the university hosted the third annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals national workshop. The workshop, which was held Aug. 9-10 and funded by the National Science Foundation, brought in 128 attendees in person and another 90 online. In its first t  more

MARSHALL, Missouri, Aug. 18 -- Missouri Valley College issued the following news: Missouri Valley College has seven new faculty members on campus preparing for the first day of classes on August 22. Vice President of Academic Affairs Elizabeth Bellamy said she is excited for students who will have the chance to learn from such a highly qualified group. The new faculty members are: Nancy Wiseman * Nancy Wiseman, from Slater, Mo., will tutor at Missouri Valley College in addition to her teachi  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 19 -- The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release: The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has announced the 17 Regional Teachers of the Year who have been selected as semi-finalists for the 2024 Missouri Teacher of the Year award. The Teacher of the Year program spotlights the positive impact excellent teachers have on their students. The list of semi-finalists includes teachers from multipl  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 19 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Missouri has received almost $14 million in funds through the U.S. Department of Energy Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant program. With these funds, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources will support the reliability of power sector infrastructure so communities have access to affordable, reliable and resilient electricity services. The distribution of funds w  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Aug. 19 -- Southeast Missouri State University issued the following news: Dan Presson has been named assistant vice president for the Office of Economic and Workforce Development at Southeast Missouri State University. Presson has served in an interim capacity in the role since December. "I am very appreciative of the work Dan has done in his interim capacity and pleased he will continue to lead this division with the goals of strengthening and developing new partners  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news: * * * The Anatomage Table, a 3D anatomy visualization and virtual dissection tool, is about the size and height of a traditional hospital bed. * * * The top of the table features two integrated touch-screen glass monitors connected to a powerful computer housed in the base of the machine. At first glance, the screens look like any other computer interface, except the screen spa  more