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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.

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 professional theater group will use the tourism development award to make space for art forms outside of plays and musicals, including visual arts, storytelling and even cooking.

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.

There are hundreds of volunteers who are already helping the Mark Twain National Forest, and there could be more out there. The forest service is looking to find them and better coordinate their efforts.

Engineers and psychologists at Missouri University of Science and Technology are using computer modeling and real-world interviews to see if a mobile cancer radiation truck could bring care to far-flung patients in rural parts of the state.

Rolla boasts one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Midwest.

The agreement will let the hospital that serves a predominantly rural area have access to the resources of a major city’s health care system without surrendering local control.