MIZZOU the magazine of the Mizzou Alumni Association2010-02-09T10:55:48-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2007-06-18:index.xmlMU Publications and Alumni Communication2010-02-09T09:05:33-06:002010-02-09T10:52:42-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2010-02-09:/2010-Winter/columns/regional-summit/index.phpThe first-of-its kind Missouri Regional Life Sciences Summit will take place March 8-9, 2010, at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The theme of the summit is "Animal to Human Health Collaborations: Regional Partnerships for Innovation."2010-02-05T13:59:14-06:002010-02-08T17:03:00-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2010-02-05:/2010-Winter/columns/signing-day/index.phpSee the football Tigers' class of new recruits - ranked No. 21 in the nation - in action. National Signing Day was Feb. 3, 2010.2010-01-21T14:58:28-06:002010-01-21T15:34:29-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2010-01-21:/2010-Winter/columns/hockey/index.phpIn a sport known for its vicious collisions, rowdy crowds and high drama, is it any wonder fans turned out in droves to watch Kansas and Missouri¿s hockey clubs battle on the ice?2010-01-14T15:22:11-06:002010-01-15T10:02:03-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2010-01-14:/2010-Winter/columns/hall-of-fame/index.phpFour outstanding student athletes, one broadcasting pioneer and a championship baseball team have been selected for induction into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.2010-01-08T09:41:40-06:002010-01-08T13:06:32-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2010-01-08:/2010-Winter/columns/climate-summit/index.phpMU geographers Mike Urban and Mark Cowell work together to predict and demonstrate how a few degrees of climate change will affect the United States by 2100. In December, they traveled to Copenhagen for the UN climate change summit.2010-01-04T13:31:00-06:002010-01-04T13:52:16-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2010-01-04:/2010-Winter/columns/navy/index.phpAn up-and-down football season came to a disappointing end for Mizzou as the Navy Midshipmen beat the Tigers 35-13 Dec. 31 at the 2009 Texas Bowl in Houston.2009-12-30T09:04:22-06:002010-01-04T13:22:12-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-12-30:/2010-Winter/columns/orange-bowl/index.phpAt the 76th Annual FedEx Orange Bowl Jan. 5, 2010, players from Georgia and Missouri will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1960 game. Relive those football Tiger glory years.2009-12-23T11:43:51-06:002009-12-28T08:22:00-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-12-23:/2010-Winter/columns/mizzou-illinois/index.phpMissouri Tigers snap nine-game losing streak against Fighting Illini.2009-12-17T09:39:31-06:002009-12-17T10:20:22-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-12-17:/2010-Winter/columns/mammograms/index.phpJulie Kapp, assistant professor of family and community medicine at MU, has found that, despite national recommendations, an estimated 29 percent of women younger than age 40 report already having had a mammogram.2009-12-10T13:30:30-06:002009-12-10T14:41:30-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-12-10:/2010-Winter/profiles/iyohos/index.phpBrothers Charles and Tony Iyoho may live in separate states, but they share a creative outlet in their 9-year-old hip-hop group Rhyme University.2009-12-03T08:58:17-06:002009-12-03T10:11:08-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-12-03:/2010-Winter/profiles/bell-blue/index.phpOn Oct. 20, 2009, Linda Bell Blue, BJ '78, executive producer of Entertainment Tonight, was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame.2009-11-30T12:31:27-06:002009-12-31T10:29:28-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-11-30:/2010-Winter/columns/Border-Showdown/index.phpThe 118th gridiron meeting between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas Nov. 28, 2009, was one of the most memorable games of the nation's second longest-running rivalry.2009-11-19T09:25:35-06:002009-11-25T14:00:49-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-11-19:/2010-Winter/columns/nixon/index.phpMissouri Gov. Jay Nixon and public university leaders join to keep education affordable.2009-11-12T11:19:28-06:002009-11-18T09:52:11-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-11-12:/2010-Winter/features/bball-coverage/index.phpCheck out MIZZOU magazine's basketball preview for the 2009-10 season.2009-10-26T17:22:59-06:002009-11-11T09:42:45-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/columns/veterans/index.phpFor three Mizzou students, renewable energy isn't just a sustainability issue, it's a national security issue. "I am a soldier, therefore I am an environmentalist," said Billy Froeschner of Columbia. Froeschner, Dan Sewell and Kevin Jones took that message to Washington on Sept. 10, 2009.2009-10-26T13:56:35-06:002009-11-12T16:27:08-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/columns/prof-bball/index.phpMU instructors are accustomed to calling the shots behind a lecture-hall podium. But when basketball Coach Mike Anderson laces up and joins the professors who regularly shoot hoops on campus, it's his class that's in session.2009-10-26T11:35:57-06:002009-11-11T14:10:17-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/profiles/soyoye/index.phpFormer Tiger basketball forward Tajudeen "TJ" Soyoye entertained fans at the Hearnes Center during two seasons spanning 1999 to 2001. Now, he's a family and community medicine resident at MU.2009-10-26T11:35:31-06:002009-11-10T14:50:10-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/profiles/karcher/index.phpA sandstorm howled through Baghdad on June 28, 2009, as Lt. Col. Tim Karcher was en route to the third and final ceremony for the handover of power to Iraqi forces in Sadr City. He never made it.2009-10-26T11:35:07-06:002009-11-11T14:06:37-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/profiles/ouellette/index.phpJennifer Ouellette, BS HES '94, creates hair bows, headbands and hats that now top the tresses of some of Hollywood's big names.2009-10-26T11:31:27-06:002009-11-11T09:34:46-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/columns/cindy-stein/index.phpFor Coach Cindy Stein and the Missouri women¿s basketball team, the goals for 2009-10 are straightforward and streamlined. "The expectations are to win, plain and simple," says Stein.2009-10-26T11:25:31-06:002009-11-20T16:12:02-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/columns/solar-house/index.phpTeam Missouri finished 11th at the 2009 Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Oct. 8-21, 2009. Missouri's house was the most visited house at the decathlon, with 21,313 visits. The competition saw a total of 305,000 total visits.2009-10-26T11:24:58-06:002009-12-03T14:13:57-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/columns/student-center/index.phpThe new design is all about Mizzou. Beetle Bailey takes up permanent residence in Mort's Lounge, The Shack is reincarnated and black and gold reigns.2009-10-26T11:24:31-06:002009-11-11T09:33:37-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/columns/accounting/index.phpThe School of Accountancy has implemented a new teaching model in Acct 8401: Contemporary Issues in Professional Accounting, Audit & Tax Practice by having five alumni team-teach the course with a MU professor.2009-10-26T11:24:11-06:002009-12-01T16:08:44-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/columns/botanic-garden/index.phpView photos of the Mizzou Botanic Garden, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2009 and covers campus with 11 thematic gardens, three tree trails and seven special plant collections.2009-10-26T11:19:19-06:002009-11-18T14:34:27-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/columns/black-and-gold/index.phpRead highlights of the Tigers men's basketball preseason, and check out the champions' new bling.2009-10-26T11:17:18-06:002009-11-18T09:56:06-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/columns/wheelchair-bball/index.phpBiology major John Gilbert is an integral part of MU's burgeoning wheelchair basketball team. Gilbert won gold in Europe as part of the USA Under-23 team.2009-10-26T11:14:49-06:002009-11-20T16:01:36-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/features/matt-taylor-bts/index.phpTaylor, BFA '99, won a Grammy Award in 2007 for his design of Stadium Arcadium - a Red Hot Chili Peppers box set and the rock album of the year. Listen as he reveals the process behind his winning designs.2009-10-26T11:13:00-06:002009-11-18T09:53:00-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/features/bball-preview/index.phpCoach A's signature style of play, The Fastest 40 Minutes in Basketball, has gained national respect. With the system firmly in place, Anderson has stamped his ID on the Missouri basketball program.2009-10-26T11:09:58-06:002009-12-21T11:46:25-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/features/mizzou-advantage/index.phpBuilding on historic and new strengths in teaching and research, MU defines key areas of competitiveness.2009-10-26T11:09:23-06:002009-11-18T15:56:27-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/features/steve-kopcha/index.phpSteve Kopcha, a 30-year advertising executive turned MU journalism professor, often says, "Good ads sell stuff." He would know - his did. Nine years out of the business (and into teaching), Kopcha, BJ '63, talks up a good many things - mostly learning, living and loving every minute. No doubt about it, the man has a way with words.2009-10-26T11:08:24-06:002009-12-14T10:35:58-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/features/spirituality/index.phpUntil recently, scientists thought trying to study spirituality was a hopeless case. But recent studies at Mizzou are mapping brain areas in play during spiritual experiences. In the process, they are helping bring spirituality into the mainstream of scholarly research study.2009-10-26T11:07:48-06:002009-11-20T11:27:03-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/features/Tiller/index.phpCatch behind-the-scenes video of the basketball preview photo shoots, as the basketball Tigers redefine themselves while senior guard J.T. Tiller soars above the blacktop.2009-10-26T11:07:06-06:002009-11-18T15:19:51-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/features/steve-kopcha-82/index.phpSteve Kopcha, a 30-year advertising executive turned MU journalism professor, feels his professional experience in the advertising arena was preparation for his teaching career. He shares an excerpt of and thoughts about his personal manifesto, "82 Things I Have Learned Since I Graduated From College," here.2009-10-26T10:47:34-06:002009-11-20T11:24:27-06:00tag:mizzoumag.missouri.edu,2009-10-26:/2010-Winter/features/steve-kopcha-bts/index.phpSteve Kopcha, associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, graciously participated in three outrageous MIZZOU magazine photo shoots. View behind-the-scenes video of how the photos came to be.