http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:41:11 GMT Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/129 Few people see much in common between candy and cocaine, aside from their identical first letters. Not so for Matt Will, Assistant Professor of Psychology. Will’s current research equates our cravings for fatty, high calorie foods with serious drug abuse. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/129 (Brittany Barr) http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/132 Sandy Rikoon has a lot on his proverbial plate. His work is hard to pigeonhole, except to say that, in general, it’s grounded in concern over both people and the environment. Since his academic discipline in rural sociology lives “at the intersection of basic and applied research,” it is the pursuit of “seamless connections” between his research, teaching, and outreach activities that drives Rikoon’s work. Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMT http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/articles/show/132 (LuAnne Roth)