Grace Sun, professor of biochemistry, was awarded the 2012 University of Missouri System President’s Award for Sustained Excellence.
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From Folklore to Science: Cultivating Elderberry
MU will host the first international symposium on elderberries
First International Symposium on Elderberry set for June, 2013.
On the Right Track
Roller derby is a fun fit for some CAFNR women
The sport of roller derby embraces and empowers women of all sizes, shapes, ages and personalities on the track. Even through these differences, surprisingly one thing is pretty common among the local players – many of them have ties to MU.
Elite Students
CAFNR seniors, faculty part of Mizzou '39 recognition
Six seniors in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources were honored with the prestigious Mizzou ’39 award this spring for their academic achievement, leadership and service to the University and community. In the spirit of service modeled by those who made possible the 1839 founding of the University of Missouri, the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board annually recognizes…
Scientific Honors
Five CAFNR faculty members elected Fellows in AAAS
Five faculty members in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources have been elected to the rank of Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science; seven were selected University-wide in 2011.
Grape and wine symposium fosters collaboration
Good wine and great ideas were shared at the first Grape and Wine Symposium at the Bond Life Sciences Center last Thursday. More than 120 people gathered to learn about Missouri’s growing wine industry and the innovative research from the molecular genetics of grapevine disease resistance to the health benefits of grapes and wine. The event provided a forum for researchers to connect and explore collaborative projects.
Toning Down the Smell
New computer models help concentrated
animal producers improve air quality
Teng Teeh Lim recently received a $50,000 Mizzou Advantage grant to develop a computer model that allows large producers to use the size and other simple information about their swine or dairy farm to give them a better idea of the amount of emissions and what they can do to address odor or emission issues.
Giving to CAFNR
Please join us in honoring retiring Teaching Professor Virginia Peterson and retiring Executive Assistant Donna Vaught by contributing to retirement gifts for them: scholarship funds in their names.
A Lifetime of Helping Students
Virginia Peterson Leaves Biochemistry with Gifts of Student Success
After a 31–year career at MU, Virginia Peterson, teaching professor of biochemistry, can see the fruits of her work to excite students about science and help them enter careers well suited to their talents and aspirations. Her students are found all over the world in positions with industry and business, government, higher education, research, medicine and medical arts.
An Up-And-Coming Two-Fer
Thelen Honored by Two Faculty Awards
Jay Thelen, associate professor of Biochemistry at the University of Missouri, recently was presented two important awards recognizing promising researchers.