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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Tuesday April 15, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Missouri S&T Professor Elected Fellow of International Space Safety Organization
ROLLA, Missouri, April 15 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Missouri S&T professor elected Fellow of international space safety organization By Greg Edwards Dr. William P. Schonberg, a professor of civil engineering at Missouri S&T, has been elected a Fellow of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS). "Being elected as a Fellow is a great honor that I am very happy to receive," Schonberg says. "I am fortunate  more

Qualifiers for the 2025 NAIA Women's Beach Volleyball Invitational
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Qualifiers for the 2025 NAIA Women's Beach Volleyball Invitational KANSAS CITY, Mo. - [ SCHEDULE | BRACKET ] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the eight 2025 NAIA Women's Beach Volleyball Invitational qualifiers. The eight qualifying teams will Battle for the Red Banner in Greeneville, Tenn. The 2025 NAI  more

University of Missouri Journalism School: Ag & Water Desk Launches Landmark Collaborative Wetlands Reporting Project, 'Down the Drain'
COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 15 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Ag & Water Desk launches landmark collaborative wetlands reporting project, 'Down the Drain' Wetlands are places where land and water meet. Throughout the Mississippi River watershed, wetlands store floodwater, improve drinking water quality and serve as homes for millions of birds and other animals. But this special ecosystem is facing growing threats from development, p  more

Washington University School of Medicine: Study Sheds Light on How Inherited Cancer Mutations Drive Tumor Growth
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 15 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study sheds light on how inherited cancer mutations drive tumor growth Findings could help predict cancer risk over a person's lifetime, develop prevention strategies A new study, led by WashU Medicine researchers, takes a deep dive into inherited genetic mutations measured in a healthy blood sample and reports how those mutations might predispose a person to develop cancers  more