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July 9, 2025
2025 CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) winners announced
The CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) are offered through the CAFNR Office of Research. The C-DRIG grant supports up to $2,000 or partially support dissertation research projects proposed by doctoral students in the College.
July 9, 2025
Mizzou Torq’N Tigers find success at the International 1/4 Scale Tractor Design Competition
Torq’N Tigers had two teams competing in the ASABE International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition this summer.
May 15, 2025
PST faculty member honored by American Society of Plant Biologists
Gary Stacey, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Plant Science and Technology and Bond Life Sciences Center principal investigator, was honored by the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) with the Stephen Hales Prize. Stacey’s research focuses generally on molecular aspects of plant-microbe interactions, including studies of the beneficial legume-rhizobium symbiosis and plant-fungal pathogen interactions. He has also been instrumental in the development of genomic resources for the study of soybean. This award honors the Rev. Stephen Hales for his pioneering work in plant biology published in his 1727 book Vegetable Staticks. The award was established in 1927 for a scientist and…
May 15, 2025
Plant sciences alum charts unique and global career path as owner of Three Story Coffee
Tony Anderson (B.S. Plant Sciences ’96) turned his love for plants into a love for direct trade on his journey to becoming owner of Three Story Coffee in Jefferson City, Missouri.
May 15, 2025
14 CAFNR students awarded Mizzou Forward Undergraduate Research Training Grants
Fourteen CAFNR students have been awarded Mizzou Foward Undergraduate Research Training Grants. The purpose of these fellowships is to financially support undergraduate students who are serious about pursuing a graduate education in STEM and NSF-funded fields in order to enhance their opportunity to be admitted into the graduate school of their choice.
May 13, 2025
Plant sciences student presents innovative research at Undergraduate Research Day at the Missouri State Capitol
Ruth Williamson, a senior in plant sciences (breeding, biology and biotechnology emphasis) presented her research on the benefits of being outside on human health.
May 7, 2025
Rob Myers receives the C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award
Rob Myers, director of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and an Extension Professor in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, has received the C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award.
May 7, 2025
Bing Yang named Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society
Bing Yang has been named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society (APS).
May 7, 2025
Walter Gassmann receives Noel T. Keen Award
Walter Gassmann, professor in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, and director of the Bond Life Sciences Center, has received the Noel T. Keen Award from the American Phytopathological Society (APS).
May 7, 2025
David Mendoza-Cozatl receives Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research & Creative Activity in the Biological Sciences
David Mendoza-Cozatl, assistant professor of plant sciences and a member of the Interdisciplinary Plant Group (IPG), has been given the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Research & Creative Activity in the Biological Sciences.