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Five students pose in front of mountains.

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).

Four students pose with a plaque.

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.

Winners holding certificates

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.

A light-skinned man with curly, short, grey hair wearing a long-sleeve blue plaid button-up shirt poses with a metallic art sculpture of a helix in the background.

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.

Dr. Sabby King

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.

Executive-in-Residence Laura Furgione spoke with the Women in Meteorology Club during her time on campus.

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.

Jennifer Anderson consults with a dietetics student as they make a nutrition plan for their NutriZou client.

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.

A large group of students with Truman the Tiger.

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.

Rishabh Mahendra

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.