Our Campus and Our Community
MU’s Veterinary Health Center is a state-of-the-art teaching and medical services facility for companion animals as well as livestock. Columbia is an ideal location for such a teaching hospital with a robust small animal case load. Missouri is a strong agricultural state with large numbers of horses, cattle, hogs, and poultry.
MU is a nationally competitive, global university. Many states fund separate research and land-grant universities, but Missouri combines those roles at its flagship institution. MU is both a land-grant university with a statewide mission of service to citizens and Missouri’s largest public research university. Mizzou is one of only five universities nationwide that offers law, medicine, veterinary medicine, and a nuclear research reactor on one campus.
MU is a national leader in comparative medicine, in which researchers collaborate by sharing discoveries, innovations and treatments for humans and animals. For more about the College of Veterinary Medicine and our impact on Missouri, the nation, and the world, go to:
Studies consistently rank Columbia as a top city in which to live for educational facilities, health care, technological savvy, economic growth, and cultural opportunities. The cost of living is affordable, whether you prefer an apartment in the city, a farm on a country road or a family home near a top-notch school. With a population of 126,853, Columbia is in the heart of Missouri on Interstate 70.
Here are a variety of links that provide insights to this special place to live:
Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau - http://www.visitcolumbiamo.com/
Columbia-Downtown Association - http://www.discoverthedistrict.com/
Newspapers –http://www.columbiatribune.com/ and http://www.columbiamissourian.com/
Columbia Public Schools - https://www.cpsk12.org/
Columbia Catholic School – http://www.ccsk8.org/
Columbia Independent School – http://cislions.org/
Daniel Boone Regional Library - http://www.dbrl.org/
Trail Directory- http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/Trails/
Columbia Parks and Recreation - http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/
Columbia Activity and Recreation Center - http: //www.gocolumbiamo.com/ParksandRec/ARC/
Katy Trial - http://www.bikekatytrail.com/columbia.asp
MO Dept of Conservation - 22 area sites - http://mdc.mo.gov/
Daniel Boone Regional Library - http://www.dbrl.org/
Columbia’s Farmer’s Market – http://www.columbiafarmersmarket.org/
Film Festival – http://ragtagfilm.com/
Jazz – http://www.wealwaysswing.org/index.php
Blues Festival - http://www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com/
True/False Film Festival - https://truefalse.org/
University Concert Series – http://www.concertseries.org/
Golf Courses – http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/city.aspx?dest=Columbia+MO
Sports - MU Tigers https://mutigers.com/, Cardinals, Royals, Blues, & St. Louis City SC in 2023!