Your mind’s eye — it’s where you see things not just as they are, but as they could be. It’s where you envision a better world. Your mind’s eye gives you inspiration.

At Missouri State University, our faculty members not only envision new ideas, they bring them to life through research, service and scholarly activities. Unique, interesting and ground-breaking research and scholarship at Missouri State takes many forms, in many settings. Instructors and students may be found in a high-tech lab facility, in cities across the globe or in the field (literally).

The first issue of this piece, “Mind’s Eye,” looks deeper into just a few of the hundreds of research projects taking place at Missouri State. We share with you the visions of some of our best and brightest.

We are proud of the students and faculty projects highlighted in this piece, and hope you’ll feel inspired as you read.

The main feature highlights Dr. Paul Durham’s lab, while other stories include student biology research, a recent book on Buddhism, service-learning projects in audiology and much more.

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