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Friday, May 24, 2013  The University of Missouri plans to renovate three buildings around its central quadrangle, including the main administration building.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A Columbia man was charged with a felony stealing for allegedly taking laptops, desktop computers and other computer equipment from a Columbia hospital.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The eight-story facility includes a new home for the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  MU doctors study prostate cancer in dogs to find a cure for men with an aggressive form of the disease

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Money raised in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure funds mammograms for women who can't afford them.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Last year, three cases of male breast cancer were diagnosed at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center in Columbia. That is an unusually high number.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  Construction has begun in Columbia on a $203 million University Hospital expansion that will include a new cancer treatment center.

Friday, May 21, 2010  The new Ellis Fischel Cancer Center got a second chance for funding in Columbia.

Thursday, May 06, 2010  This year, the Missouri House once again approved the $31 million appropriation to fund the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. Last week, the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee took it out, leaving Columbia lawmakers exasperated.

Friday, February 27, 2009  Luetkemeyer wants stimulus money to help pay for renovations at a Columbia cancer center.