CAFNR
April 1, 2024
Mizzou Plant Sciences students see success at the National Collegiate Landscape Competition
For the first time, seven Mizzou students competed in the National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) conducted through the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP).
April 1, 2024
Mizzou Animal Sciences Academic Quadrathlon Team takes first place for the third year in a row
The Mizzou Animal Sciences Academic Quadrathlon Team tied for first place with Kansas State University at the American Society of Animal Sciences Midwest Section competition held at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville.
April 1, 2024
Biochemistry and Plant Sciences Students win awards at 2024 Midwest American Society of Plant Biologists Meeting
Four CAFNR undergraduates won awards at the 2024 Midwest American Society of Plant Biologists Meeting held at Purdue University.
March 30, 2024
Full circle: CAFNR professor is making strides in human health that stem from an observation made 40 years ago
Gary Weisman is a Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry — a lofty title — and his career has come a long way over the course of four decades. In fact, when he arrived at Mizzou in 1985, the scientific community had largely rejected his research, which is now sparking global curiosity and driving innovation in healthcare. Weisman’s research career was set in motion when he was a postdoc at Cornell and worked on a team that discovered that adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, a nucleotide component of nucleic acids that provides energy to a cell, exists outside of the cell and…
March 30, 2024
School of Natural Resources researcher works to develop guidelines for industrial hemp producers in Missouri
In the early 20th century, Missouri was a leader in hemp production, ranking second in the nation. Still, after more than a century of the crop being categorized as a controlled substance, the rich knowledge Missouri farmers had of the crop was lost. Researchers at the University of Missouri are now working to learn how to recapture the value that growing industrial hemp could provide for the state’s farmers. “We are looking at this like a new crop, and, like any new crop, there are ups and downs,” said Gurpreet Kaur, assistant research professor at MU’s School of Natural Resources.
March 26, 2024
Nutrition and Exercise Physiology alum, Sabby King, M.D., uses her CAFNR degree to serve patients’ whole health
King had always planned to become a doctor, but didn’t expect how much her undergraduate degree would impact her patient care.
March 26, 2024
Executive-in-Residence Laura K. Furgione, B.S. Atmospheric Science ’93 and Chief Administrative Officer of the U.S. Census Bureau, encourages CAFNR students to step outside their comfort zone
Serving as a forecaster in both tropical Hawaii and arctic Alaska, Furgione learned how to serve communities through science.
March 26, 2024
Dietetics students apply their nutritional knowledge to help the community
Through the NutriZou clinic, dietetics students provide free nutrition counseling to the Columbia community.
March 1, 2024
CAFNR Students Named Mizzou ’39
In the spirit of service that was the cornerstone of the 1839 founding of the University of Missouri, the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board presents the Mizzou '39 Award to 39 outstanding seniors each year.
March 1, 2024
Division of Applied Social Sciences graduate student named Mizzou 18
Rishabh Mahendra, agricultural and applied economics graduate student, was named to Mizzou 18, mentored by Harvey James.