Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences

Packages of raw chicken line the shelves of a cooler in a grocery store.

Feb. 20, 2024

An innovative approach to shield against foodborne illness

Like a silent saboteur, foodborne pathogens can sneak up and ruin your next meal. One of the biggest culprits is salmonella, a type of bacteria found in many foods that causes more than 1.3 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Despite nationwide efforts, salmonella’s infection rates have remained nearly unchanged for the past 30 years. Now, MU is part of an interdisciplinary effort determined to change that after recently receiving a three-year, $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator program. The 19-member team of investigators…

Darius Miller

Feb. 13, 2024

Darius Miller

Jan. 25, 2024

Three CAFNR faculty awarded MU Research Council Grants

The University of Missouri’s Division of Research, Innovation and Impact awarded the second round of Research Council Grants in December to 16 faculty members, three of which call CAFNR home. The CAFNR faculty awarded and their projects are: This internal funding of up to $15,000 supports research, scholarship and creative endeavors that lead to book contracts, juried theatre and music performances, art exhibits, peer-reviewed articles and the generation of pilot data to bolster proposals for external funding. During the 2023-24 academic year, faculty will have two more opportunities to apply for Research Council funding through …

Jen Anderson

Jan. 9, 2024

Jen Anderson

Jan. 9, 2024

CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) winners announced

The CAFNR Ag-celerator for Agricultural Technologies (CAAT) is a translational research funding opportunity for faculty in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR).

Dec. 20, 2023

Mary Wissmann

Dec. 20, 2023

Kenneth Williams

Dec. 20, 2023

Mason Stevens

Dec. 20, 2023

SeAnne Safaii

Dec. 20, 2023

LeAnn Robley