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$1.5 Million Gift Supports Canine Genetics Lab at MU
Published 11/03/2022Today, the University of Missouri announced a $1.5 million gift from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA). The gift will help fund a new director of the Canine Molecular Genetics Laboratory in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, which works on finding causes of genetic diseases in dogs.
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Longhorned Tick Discovered in Northern Missouri for First Time, MU Researchers Find
Published 9/23/2022The Longhorned tick causes the loss of millions of dollars in agricultural revenue to cattle producers worldwide, and it is now in northern Missouri.