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After earning her PhD from Mizzou, Rachel Owen (center) has been named the director of the Missouri Science and Technology Policy Fellows (MOST). The goal of MOST is to place PhD candidates, who recently received their PhD in a STEM discipline, in Jefferson City. Photo courtesy of Rachel Owen.

Aug. 17, 2020

Making the Most Out of an Opportunity
Ronald Revord, an assistant research professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ (CAFNR) School of Natural Resources and faculty member for the Center for Agroforestry, recently received a grant for nearly $1 million to look to formalize a participatory network of chestnut growers to characterize on-farm germplasm and assemble core sets of superior selections.

Aug. 17, 2020

Meeting His Goals
Cheryl Recker

Aug. 14, 2020

Q&A With Cheryl Recker
Melody Muldrow was recently honored as one of three students named George Washington Carver Graduate Fellows, an award that seeks to attract and support under-represented scholars into MS and PhD degree programs in CAFNR. Photo courtesy of Melody Muldrow.

Aug. 14, 2020

Making a Difference for Communities in Need
Nasruddeen (Nas) Al-Awwal was recently honored as one of three students named George Washington Carver Graduate Fellows, an award that seeks to attract and support under-represented scholars into MS and PhD degree programs in CAFNR. Photo taken by Lalith Rankoth and courtesy of Nas Al-Awwal.

Aug. 14, 2020

Realizing His Dream
Nicole Terherst Amezcua was recently honored as one of three students named George Washington Carver Graduate Fellows, an award that seeks to attract and support under-represented scholars into MS and PhD degree programs in CAFNR. Photo courtesy of Nicole Terherst Amezcua.

Aug. 14, 2020

A Sense of Belonging
The Mizzou Academic Quadrathlon team finished tied for first at the national competition, which was held in July. The team finished second overall after tiebreakers were taken into consideration. They finished first in the lab practical, second in the written exam and the quiz bowl, and third in the oral presentation. Team members include, from left to right: Emily Shanks, Madison Filley, Anna Tarpey and Jacob Blank. (Photo taken in early 2020.)

Aug. 14, 2020

Showcasing a Competitive Spirit
Two bird species – black duck and wild turkey – are incredibly important to the regions where they are commonly found. Those species are also well studied; however, there is a period of time during the summer where research is lacking. Mitch Weegman, an assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources, is looking to track both species’ whereabouts during that timeframe. Pictured here are turkey poults. Photo courtesy of Missouri Department of Conservation.

Aug. 6, 2020

Tracking Two Bird Species
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently announced an investment of $6.2 million in animal reproduction research. Nearly $1.5 million of that investment is coming to the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ (CAFNR) Division of Animal Sciences. A total of 14 awards were handed out to 11 institutions, with CAFNR earning three of the awards.

July 27, 2020

An Investment in Animal Reproduction Research
Darcy Wells, second from the left, poses with her CAFNR Office of Advancement team during the 2019 CAFNR Column Award banquet. Wells is retiring as the CAFNR senior executive director for advancement after a 30-plus-year career in higher education. Her final day was July 3.

July 22, 2020

A Lifelong Learner