University of Missouri students won third place at the Global Food Systems Dashboard Competition this fall. The students competed against not only other students, but various key stakeholders, including civil society workers, industry, NGO and policymakers, in food systems. Mizzou students who were part of the winning teams included Delanie Vinzant, senior in biological sciences and economics; Brett Taylor, senior…
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CAFNR Welcomes New Faculty
Our college introduces six faculty members this fall
Each fall the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri welcomes new faculty members who are ready to immerse themselves in teaching, research and Extension as integral parts of furthering our land-grant mission. Our six new faculty members bring a wealth of knowledge in their respective fields, and will be proudly welcomed into four of…
Nurturing Cross-Disciplinary Thinking
Mizzou students’ idea becomes reality
It’s a program where political science, business, chemical engineering, food science and students from many disciplines come together to solve problems associated with poverty and food insecurity. A part of the Brady and Anne Deaton Institute for University Leadership in International Development, the Deaton Scholars Program (DSP) is devoted to growing global sharing and application of knowledge to combat local…
From CAFNR to Career
CAFNR alum and Albertsons Companies Vice President of Procurement returns as Executive-In-Residence
As a senior in high school, Cathy East had two in-state offers for scholarships to play soccer, one from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and one from Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri. Growing up in St. Louis, East knew she wanted to go somewhere new for college, so she chose Missouri S&T, with the intent to…
Clarke Named UM System Presidential Engagement Fellow
Andrew Clarke, associate professor of food science, has been named to the UM System Presidential Engagement Fellow Class of 2019-20. This cohort will begin their term in July 2019. The Presidential Engagement Fellows program was established to share accomplishments in teaching, research, creative achievements and engagement with the citizens of Missouri in their own communities. This effort allows faculty to…
Feasting on Famine: Fighting ‘Hidden Hunger’ and Food Waste
Kiruba Krishnaswamy focuses on preventing food loss and extracting useful resources from food waste
Like many people, Kiruba Krishnaswamy loves to eat. She even calls herself a foodie, and she loves to explore the cuisines of different cultures. Despite her lifelong love of food, Krishnaswamy, an assistant professor of biological engineering, had never heard of food engineering before she went to college, but she was intrigued by it. One reason for her interest was…
Must Love Food
Sarah Geisert shares insight from career in food industry with CAFNR students
The world today requires a different level of collaboration and partnership, said Sarah Geisert, as part of her visit to the Mizzou College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources April 4-5. She participated in a food industry roundtable and spoke to seven classes during her time on campus, including courses in agricultural economics, food science and soil science, as part…
Evaluating Honors
Dairy Products Evaluation Team takes top spot in milk, 2nd in ice cream
The 2018 Mizzou Dairy Products Evaluation Team competed in the Regional Dairy Products Evaluation contest Saturday, April 7, in Grand Rapids Michigan, hosted by Consolidated Dairy Products and Fairlife. The team placed first in Milk and second in Ice Cream. Individual students also placed, including: Emily Kirisits, first in Milk; Isabel McNeill, third in Milk and Ice Cream; Taylor Harper, first…
CAFNR’s Finest
Two CAFNR students are among the first class of MU Stamps Scholars
Olutoyin Jackson and Caitlin Kelleher of the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources were selected as part of the first class of Stamps Scholars on the MU campus. The University of Missouri is one of 42 schools that partner with the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation for the program. Each year, four admitted Honors College students are…
From Trash to Treasure
Collaboration across CAFNR looks to use nuisance fish product for humanitarian aid
Since he started promoting eating Asian carp as a way to reduce the environmental impact to Midwestern waterways from these invasive fish about four years ago, Mark Morgan has received many calls and emails from folks with suggestions of their own on reducing the population. One call caught his attention a few years back, and just this fall, all the…