Animal Sciences
Nov. 19, 2024
Q&A with Cory Bromfield
Cory Bromfield is an assistant extension professor in swine production.
Nov. 11, 2024
Animal Sciences graduate student joining National Pork Board’s Real Pork Scholars 2024 cohort
Rachel Self, a master’s degree student in the Division of Animal Sciences, has been selected as a member of the 2024 Real Pork Scholar Cohort through the National Pork Board.
Nov. 11, 2024
Celebrating our distinguished alumni: CAFNR Column Awards 2024
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. Forestry ’80 David Larsen is a Professor Emeritus of Forestry at the University of Missouri.
Oct. 29, 2024
Animal Sciences Ph.D. student awarded travel grant for Plant and Animal Genomics Conference
Hunter McConnell, an Animal Sciences Ph.D. student, has been awarded the NRSP8 Travel Award to attend the 2025 Plant and Animal Genomics Conference (PAG32) in January.
Oct. 27, 2024
Q&A with Thiago Martins
Thiago Martins is an assistant professor in beef reproduction, extension and research.
Oct. 21, 2024
2024 MU Online Horse Auction & Fundraiser bidding is open
The 18th annual MU Online Horse Auction & Fundraiser features nine horses and two mules, all trained and raised by students in the Division of Animal Sciences Equine Program.
Oct. 15, 2024
Graduate student spotlight: Q&A with Hunter McConnell
Hunter McConnell is pursuing a Ph.D. in Animal Sciences.
Oct. 2, 2024
Fourth annual CAFNR Research Symposium poster winners announced
The fourth annual CAFNR Research Symposium was held Tuesday, Oct. 1, and included a poster session. Undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdocs contributed posters to the session. In total, 89 posters were exhibited.
Oct. 1, 2024
Five CAFNR faculty members named as highly ranked scholars
Three faculty members in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, one in the Division of Animal Sciences, and a professor emeritus from Biochemistry, all in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, have been named to the list of Highly Ranked Scholars on ScholarGPS. Scholars listed include: Highly Ranked Scholars™ are the most productive (number of publications) authors whose works are of profound impact (citations) and of utmost quality (h-index). Enabled by the generation of over 30 million detailed scholar profiles based on unique ScholarGPS™ classification of over 200 million scholarly publications of record…
Sep. 22, 2024
CAFNR students gain varied industry experiences through summer internships
Students throughout CAFNR participated in internships across the nation and many facets of the agricultural industry to prepare for their future careers.