Statement Regarding RADIL Audit

July 2, 2009

University of Missouri Provost Brian Foster has confirmed structural changes for the Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (MU RADIL) to address issues raised by university auditors. As a result, Dr. Alex Bermudez has assumed the role of interim director with responsibility for all MU RADIL operations, which will continue to play a major role in MU research and economic development activities. Full story

Overweight Kids Experience More Loneliness, Anxiety, MU Study Finds

July 2, 2009

As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. Now, a new University of Missouri study has found that overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten. Full story

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