As chairman and founder of Provident, a Dallas-based team of real estate and financial service professionals that’s developed more than $6 billion in real estate projects, Leon Backes (pronounced Back-Us), BSBA ’79, has earned the respect of his p

As quantum computers stand at the threshold of having the capability to solve problems and answer questions more quickly than even the world’s most powerful supercomputers, forward-thinking researchers at the University of Missouri’s Robert J.

Young Luka Budisavljevic never stopped moving. Ice hockey. Basketball. Running outside to play with friends. His father just wanted him to slow down a little, so he suggested the game of chess.

A track scholarship brought New Zealand native Jackie Rasmussen to the United States as a college student. And she hasn’t stopped chasing her own goals — and helping others pursue theirs — since.

Bringing different backgrounds and thoughts together can yield some astonishing results.

One could argue that Audrey Walsworth’s tiny hometown of Marceline in north central Missouri was a physical emblem of small-town America — it was, after all, the inspiration for Missouri native Walt Disney’s iconic Main Street USA.

When it comes to allowing artificial intelligence (AI) into our lives, the role we view it playing predicts our willingness to accept it, says Bingqing Li, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Missouri’s Robert J.

Three years ago, Killion Hardesty and buddy Gage Ryan found themselves with a plethora of peppers on their hands — so they cooked up a plan that is blazing a new path within the Columbia condiment crowd.

Joonyoung Kim understands the challenges of guiding organizations through economic downturns. Navigating lean times often demands tough decisions.

The Mizzou R.A.H. (Recent Alumni Honorees) Award sheds light on the incredible things young alumni are doing across the globe.

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If it’s one thing Macy Bean knows, it’s how to sow the seeds of a successful business relationship: start early, plan ahead, and continue to nurture that relationship over time. When Bean arrived at the University of Missouri’s Robert J.

Carolyn Murphy, Junior

Major: Management 

Graduation: Spring 2026

The International Trade Center provided a group of 22 Trulaske College of Business undergraduate students with an opportunity to travel to St.

As a graduate assistant for the International Trade Center at the University of Missouri’s Robert J. Trulaske, Sr., College of Business in 2017-2018, Pinki Thakker supported undergraduate project teams in completing their research projects.

Mizzou’s Summer Welcome is a rite of passage for new students at the University of Missouri. Summer Welcome Leaders are often the first members of the Mizzou community that new students meet when arriving on campus.

Located in Branson, Missouri, LINK Electronics (LINK) was founded in 1989 by Bob Henson and Jim Timberlake to develop and distribute industry-leading broadcast encoding solution