Nanostructured material that can repel pests, sweeten air, developed

Photo by David KilperA material created by chemistry’s Karen Wooley might someday be used as a timed drug-delivery system.Karen Wooley says that the results of her research with the polymers — the promoted release, the anti-fouling application — are “strange, if not weird, but there is so much going on here, we want to explore it all.”

Sports

Thanks to five sports that finished in the top 10 nationally this year, the Bears reached the top 10 overall for the fourth straight season.

On the books

Photo by Robert BostonMissouri Gov. Matt Blunt signed Senate Bill 567, which requires health insurers to cover primary health-care costs for patients involved in approved phase II clinical trials for cancer.

Background Information

David W. Kemper James M. Kemper Jr. Mildred Lane Kemper William T. Kemper Foundation David W. Kemper is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancshares, Inc., a $14 billion regional bank holding company based in Missouri. Kemper graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1972. He received a Master of Arts degree in […]
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