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Sep. 17, 2025
$4 Million Grant to Fund Telehealth Research Center
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, including MUIDSI Core Faculty member Dr. Mirna Becevic recently received nearly $4 million from the Health Resources and Service Administration to establish a center dedicated to improving rural telehealth care. More than 20% of the United States population – including 30% of Missourians – live in rural areas and face significant challenges to accessing health care. These communities typically have higher mortality rates and limited specialty care, and many of their closest hospitals are at risk of closure. While the growth of telehealth services has helped, lead researcher…
Sep. 5, 2025
Entrepreneur Quest gives MUIDSI students the ultimate “learn-by-doing” experience.
Two MUIDSI students, Paul Schuler (MS DSA program) and Jeffrey Appiagyei (Informatics PhD program) were recently awarded funding for their business ventures by Entrepreneur Quest (EQ).
Aug. 11, 2025
Tracking invasive pear trees with the help of AI
Mizzou’s Justin Krohn is tracking the location of invasive pear trees in Columbia. Invasive plants are meeting their match. Driven by the desire to protect Missouri’s ecosystems, a University of Missouri research team created a low-cost method to track the spread of invasive Callery pear trees in mid-Missouri — shedding light on where they are now and where they might be headed. These trees, known for their rapid growth, ecological harm and unpleasant odor, have overtaken large swaths of the Midwest and Eastern United States, crowding out native species and breaking easily during storms. In response, Missouri’s legislature recently joined…
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5-Year Plan
MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics (MU IDSI) launched a 5-year plan for Data-Driven Discovery research in four areas using emerging data science and informatics methods and technologies:
- Data-Driven Precision Medicine
- Data-Driven Agriculture
- Data-Driven Social and Behavioral Science
- Data-Driven Precision Rural and Population Health
Activities include journal clubs, colloquium series, ideas labs, and team building.
