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MU chemical engineer Galen Suppes, right, and former graduate student Rusty Sutterlin, pictured in 2005, hold products they created based on their research.
The university has filed a suit claiming the pair sold technology that rightfully belonged to MU.
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MU files lawsuit against inventor
By T.J. GREANEY
of the Tribune’s staff
Who owns an invention? At the University of Missouri, that question is answered quite clearly in all contracts signed by researchers: the university.
Beloved domesticated duck causes flap at Stephens Lake
By SARA SEMELKA
of the Tribune’s staff
Perhaps Columbia’s most famous waterfowl, a white duck that had taken up residence at Stephens Lake Park and then vanished, has been given a good home - and it’s not on someone’s dinner plate.
Ellis Fischel plans remain
in UM sights
By JANESE HEAVIN
and JENNA YOUNGS
of the Tribune’s staff
Despite a holdup in state funding, an Ellis Fischel Cancer Center official said
he remains optimistic that patients will see a new cancer center next to
University Hospital in the future.
State vows to keep Mid-Mo open
By JODIE JACKSON JR.
of the Tribune’s staff
Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center will remain open even if University Healthcare does not take over operation of the facility this summer.
Runway fix might reach $35 million
By SARA SEMELKA
of the Tribune’s staff
With aging pavement and an outdated runway alignment, Columbia Regional Airport needs improvements, and a consulting firm working on an airport master plan is researching three top options for the runway project that could cost between $25 million and $35 million.
Nixon details health-care idea
By JENNA YOUNGS
of the Tribune’s staff
Gov. Jay Nixon visited the University of Missouri’s Sinclair School of Nursing this morning to provide details about his Caring for Missourians program, which he discussed Tuesday in his State of the State address.
City utility workers to help restore power
Thirteen Columbia Water and Light Department linemen headed to southeast Missouri yesterday to help restore power to the city of Campbell. Electric line damage from a storm caused the city to lose power to all customers Tuesday morning.
Fatal fire’s cause
‘undetermined’
The Columbia Fire Department has listed the cause of a fatal structure fire last week in south Columbia as undetermined.
Watkins, panel set to discuss chief search
City Manager Bill Watkins plans a closed meeting tomorrow with a citizens’ committee helping in the selection of Columbia’s next police chief to narrow the finalists from four to two. The meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Daniel Boone Building, 701 E. Broadway.
