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Collaboration

Risco, MO seeks to change its food desert status

MU Extension Community Economic Development Field Specialist Richard Proffer meets regularly with Risco residents to guide them to establishing a local limited use food store.

Dinosaurs and Cavemen Science Expo

The Dinosaurs & Cavemen Science Expo is an annual fair held on or off campus that brings researchers, community partners and the public together to celebrate paleontology, natural history and science through activities, demonstrations and guest speakers.

Extra Credit Film Series

Extra Credit is a once-a-month movie series featuring a panel of MU researchers who expand on some aspect of a movie relation to their research and creative activities. This event also features a Q&A with the audience, and is a collaboration between The Connector and Ragtag Cinema.

Beyond Campus

Beyond Campus is a featured speakers series that highlights the vast and diverse scope of research and creative work in the College of Arts & Science.

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Community Development

Risco, MO seeks to change its food desert status

MU Extension Community Economic Development Field Specialist Richard Proffer meets regularly with Risco residents to guide them to establishing a local limited use food store.

Research Enabled

YOUR PARTNER FOR RAPID RESEARCH SOLUTIONS The Research Enabled portal quickly connects companies to the wealth of expertise and resources at the seven campuses of the University of Missouri and Southern Illinois University systems, to address technical, business, and other research needs of industry and organizations.

Exceed – Regional Economic and Entrepreneurial Development

University of Missouri Extension’s Exceed program enhances economic development opportunities by providing high-quality research and insights to our partners. We routinely work with businesses, communities, regions, governments and nonprofits through a variety of projects.

Tri-County Tourism

ExploreMIR is a tri-county tourism event between Madison, Iron and Reynolds counties in Southeast Missouri.

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Education

Horizon Point

Horizon Point is an educational program of the University of Missouri Commercial Agriculture Program that is designed to make precise weather information available to Missouri farmers in a way that assists them in managing their business. Site-specific weather reports and advisories are sent to participating farmers via quickly downloaded emails.

MU Pre‐Employment Transition Service (Pre‐ETS)

MU Pre‐Employment Transition Service (Pre‐ETS) offers no‐cost pre‐employment transition services to Missouri high school students with disabilities to prepare them for the transition from high school to post-high school training and/or employment.

STEM CUBS Camp for K to 5th Grade Students

Join us for a fun hands-on way to engage in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). In the past, students have worked on projects like building a structurally sound bridge, developing coating for pills, understanding features of buoyancy and static electricity, creating towers, and more.

Regional Professional Development Center – RPDC

The mission of the Heart of Missouri RPDC is to build the capacity of educators through high quality professional learning to maximize student achievement. We aim to improve outcomes for all students by providing effective and timely professional development to school communities.

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Resources

UM System Map

Explore UM System properties, Extension offices, hospitals and Presidential Engagement Fellows statewide

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Explore UM System properties, Extension offices, hospitals and Presidential Engagement Fellows statewide

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All Things Missouri

All Things Missouri is a gateway to maps, data, reports, and resources to help better understand community needs and allocate resources

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All Things Missouri

All Things Missouri is a gateway to maps, data, reports, and resources to help better understand community needs and allocate resources

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