Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
Feb. 5, 2025
Food safety tips for Super Bowl parties
Keep your Super Bowl spread safe and scrumptious with MU Extension's essential food safety tips.
Dec. 12, 2024
Recent food science graduate wins trip to QCS
As a result of his success at the National Dairy Products Evaluation contest on April 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kevin Trieu (B.S. Food Science and Nutrition ’24) received an all-expense paid trip to the QCS Fall Annual Conference held on Oct. 20 – 22 at the Hilton Denver City Center located in Denver, Colorado. Trieu placed first in the All Products division at the National Dairy Products Evaluation contest, winning both the QCS trip and a $1,000 donation from QCS to support the MU Dairy Products Evaluation Team. Trieu was accompanied by his coach, Richard Linhardt. Trieu received his degree…
Dec. 9, 2024
Message from Dojin Ryu
It has been a busy year for the Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (FNES)! I have just completed my first full year as director. I am pleased with progress we are making in our mission areas of teaching, research and extension. I share with you here a few highlights! FNES welcomed 126 new undergraduates in August; a 25% increase from last year! Total combined opening day enrollment in our two majors, Food Science & Nutrition and Nutrition & Exercise Physiology (NEP), was 426. Also in August, we welcomed a “new,” full-time academic advisor, Tammy Conrad. Tammy will be…
Dec. 9, 2024
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Lily Cattoor
Cattoor is a senior graduating in December with a degree in nutrition and exercise physiology.
Nov. 21, 2024
Dietetics and Nutrition and Exercise Physiology students practice community nutrition and serve others at The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri
Students earn credentials for their future accreditation as dieticians by hosting food demos and packing groceries at The Food Bank Market.
Nov. 13, 2024
CAFNR Celebrates National Native American Heritage Month: Q&A with Envie Johnson
Johnson is a senior dietetics major.
Nov. 12, 2024
Celebrating our distinguished alumni: CAFNR Column Awards 2024
From left to right: David Larsen, Jonathan Dyer, Blake Hurst, Joel Spencer and Julian Lenis. Not pictured: Kendra Kattelmann. The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources honored six recipients with the 2024 CAFNR Column Award for Distinguished Alumni. This is the only award specifically for alumni presented by the college – the highest honor bestowed by the College in celebration of outstanding alumni. The awardee class includes one graduate from each of CAFNR’s six divisions, reflecting the six historic columns at the University of Missouri. View the event photo album. School of Natural ResourcesDavid LarsenB.S. Forestry ’78, M.S.
Oct. 24, 2024
Dietetics students host first pop-up business plan through partnership with Mizzou’s Campus Dining Services
Students now have the opportunity to execute a nutritional business plan on campus, taking another step toward becoming certified dietitians.
Oct. 15, 2024
Get to know Jaapna Dhillon
Dhillon is an assistant professor in the Division of Food, Nutrition & Exercise Sciences.
Oct. 9, 2024
Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences graduate student receives national scholarship
Arshdeep Singh, a food and hospitality systems Ph.D. student, was recently awarded the Frank DeBenedetti Scholarship from the Northern American Meat Institute (NAMI) Scholarship Foundation.