Pat Westhoff opens the 2025 Abner W. Womack Missouri Agriculture Outlook conference on Wednesday, April 9.Seven Driver to Distinction awards were presented at the faculty and staff meeting April 29. This award recognizes those who help us on our goals in CAFNR’s #DriveToDistinction Strategic Plan.From left to right: Dean Daubert, Taylor Richardson, Kathryn Leeper, Kathleen Matz, Julie Rauba, and Lena Johnson. -Kathryn Leeper, Academic Advisor, School of Natural Resources -Traci Wren, Business Manager, School of Natural Resources (not pictured) -Kathleen Matz, CAFNR Alumni Relations Coordinator, Office of Advancement -Julie Rauba, Student Support Specialist, Office of Academic Programs -Lena Johnson, Manager of Scholarship and Office Operations, Office of Academic Programs -Taylor Richardson, Office Support Assistant, School of Natural Resources -Dana Massengale, Assistant Teaching Professor in Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism, School of Natural Resources (not pictured)The University of Missouri has earned a StormReady designation from the National Weather Service. The recognition is awarded to communities and institutions that demonstrate a strong commitment to severe weather preparedness and communication. Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert addressed the Missouri FFA Convention in the Hearnes Center on April 24.Kiruba Krishnaswamy, assistant professor in the Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, was one of two Mizzou faculty members interviewed in a live version of the NPR show, Science Friday, on campus on May 10. Catch the podcast featuring her research, “Identifying New Plants, And The Scientific Secrets Of Superfoods,” available now or listen to the show on KBIA or NPR starting at 1 p.m., Friday, May 16.Jordan Thomas, assistant professor of animal sciences, gives a tour of the newly improved Creed Barn at the Beef Teaching Farm to the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station Advisory Board.
