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A student using VR goggles in front of a screen showing a classmate.

Bringing the Classroom to Students Through Virtual Reality

Students unable to attend in-person classes in the future could still get the full classroom experience, thanks to emerging virtual environment technologies. Fang Wang—an assistant teaching professor in the Information Technology program—is testing out such concepts this semester in her virtual reality class.

Andrew Moore (left) and Kaitlyn Zahn

5G Partnership with AT&T a Resounding Success

This spring, University of Missouri students took part in an immersive 5G course in partnership with AT&T. The course, which kicked off the semester with a visit to the Dallas Cowboys’ 5G-integrated AT&T Stadium, allowed students to work together to harness 5G’s potential for complex problem-solving.

storm clouds

Two departments at MU create meteorology app to visualize clouds in the sky

Atmospheric science Professor Eric Aldrich and members of the MU College of Engineering created the app MeterologyAR, which helps users learn about clouds. They created the app for meteorology students to identify the different types of clouds.