July 21, 2020
Plants have a memory!
Researchers at MURR are using radioisotopes to examine how plants receive, store, and act on information from their environment.
July 8, 2020
MURR researcher is lead author on study of oldest known red ochre mine in the Americas
Brandi MacDonald, an assistant research professor at the University of Missouri Research Reactor’s Archaeometry Laboratory, led the first study of the oldest known red ochre mine in the Americas.
June 23, 2020
MURR featured in NextGen Precision Health Institute video
MURR is featured in Mizzou's exciting NextGen Precision Health Institute video
May 11, 2020
MURR Researchers Measure Microbial Assimilation of Plant-Borne Carbon
MURR researchers are now able to measure microbial assimilation of plant-borne carbon allowing them to identify conditions that promote optimal plant-microbe symbioses.
Feb. 4, 2020
New study demonstrates efficacy of boron imaging agent in maize
Researchers at MURR and MU have demonstrated the efficacy of 18F-phenylboronic acid radiotracer for imaging boron, an essential plant macronutrient, in maize.
Dec. 20, 2019
New Study Finds No Link Between Methylmercury Exposure and Cancer Development
Dr. John Brockman, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR®), is a co-author of a new study that suggests methylmercury exposure is not linked to development of gliomas.
Nov. 19, 2019
Rock On
Scientists led by Brandi MacDonald are using archaeological science to understand how ochre paint was created by hunter-gatherers in North America. MacDonald is an assistant research professor in the Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) who also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Anthropology at the College of Arts and Science.
Sep. 25, 2019
Inside Mizzou: Translational Research and Precision Health
Chancellor Alexander Cartwright speaks with MURR's Jakob Baumeister in this week's Inside Mizzou podcast.
Sep. 4, 2019
Fueling the future of medicine
The U.S. High Performance Research Reactor Stakeholder Meeting was held in late July at Mizzou's College of Engineering.
Aug. 28, 2019
Internship Success: Korol makes mark at MURR
Reactor operations internship with the MU Research Reactor enhances engineering and leadership skills.