CAFNR Office of Research Newsletter // Sept. 7, 2023 // 5(18)

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Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station

T.E. "Jake" Fisher Delta REEC Field Day and Ag Research Expo »

The T.E. “Jake” Fisher Delta Research, Education and Extension Center held its 62nd Annual Field Day and first ever Ag Research Expo on Aug. 30-31. Participants learned about the latest research in peanuts, rice, cotton, soybeans and more. To see photos from the event, visit the CAFNR Flickr album.

CAFNR Research Council

CAFNR Research Symposium

How are you contributing to CAFNR’s vision of creating a healthy world? We invite you to showcase your research to the CAFNR community and beyond during the third annual CAFNR Research Symposium, October 5, 2023, presented by the CAFNR Research Council. Events will begin at 9 a.m. in 201/214 North Memorial Union; a poster session and reception will be held from 4 to 5 p.m., with award winners announced at 5 p.m.

Opportunities are available to participate in poster presentations and lightning talks. Whether you present or not, please still make plans to join us to learn how your colleagues are working to help create a healthy world! Register online to present or attend.

Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students

William R. Lamberson Distinguished Dissertation and MS Thesis Awards

William R. Lamberson Distinguished Dissertation and MS Thesis Awards launched last year in an effort to continue creating a culture of research and innovation within CAFNR. These awards recognize two of our graduate students and their advisors for the best doctoral dissertation and master’s thesis in CAFNR. The recipients receive an honorarium of $1,000 and a plaque. The advisor will also receive a plaque.

Nominations for the current year are open. Nominations from the Divisions must be received by the CAFNR Office of Research by October 15. For more information or to submit a nomination, visit the CAFNR website.

Read about last year’s award winner here.

CAFNR Matching Assistantship Program applications open »

Our college desires to increase the number of PhD students and postdoctoral research scholars to strengthen these AAU metrics and to further strengthen the CAFNR research community. The goal of the CAFNR Matching Assistantship Program (C-MAP) is to support the efforts of our faculty to attract highly competitive new PhD students to our college.

Deadline for submission of application documents for the Spring Semester, 2024 is Sept. 30.

CAFNR will award C-MAP funds to complement funding from other sources which is required as a condition of the award. A maximum of $12,500 for 12 months for up to four years for a new PhD student will be awarded. Annual renewal will be subject to satisfactory progress toward the degree based on annual reviews. C-MAP funds CANNOT be used to cover, tuition, waiver of Educational Fees, Graduate Medical Insurance Subsidy, or other incidental costs (e.g., student recreation center).