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The University of Missouri recently announced that researchers in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources have received an $8.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new national research center. The Swine Somatic Cell Genome Editing Center will focus on aiding the development of biomedical treatments for human diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

June 26, 2019

Aiding Disease Treatment
Michelle Enger was recently named director for the CAFNR Office of Marketing and Communications. Enger has been the marketing communications coordinator in the CAFNR Office of Marketing and Communications since 2011. Enger’s new role as director is effective July 1, 2019.

June 25, 2019

‘Sharing CAFNR’s Message’
Kerry Clark, at right, at a village meeting in Mozambique where she taught people how to grow soybean.

June 21, 2019

A Lifetime of International Work
Robin Rotman has taken a unique path to becoming an assistant professor at the University of Missouri. She joined the School of Natural Resources after 10 years of practicing law; first at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and more recently in private practice in Washington, D.C. Rotman holds a bachelor’s degree from Sewanee: The University of the South, a master’s degree from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.

June 14, 2019

Preparing Students for the Workforce
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June 12, 2019

A Life of Service and Innovation
Amanda Patterson joined the Division of Animal Sciences in November 2018 as an assistant professor. She has a joint appointment in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health with the MU School of Medicine as well. Patterson’s research is focused on understanding how the uterus is repaired after pregnancy, in both animals and women.

May 10, 2019

A Combination of Research
Brett Begemann, chief operating officer for the Crop Sciences division of Bayer, addresses CAFNR students during his visit to campus as the Robert O. Reich Professor-for-a-Day.

May 2, 2019

From Farm Kid to Executive
Blake Hurst, right, with CAFNR Dean Christopher Daubert, left, during Blake's visit to campus as the Executive-in-Residence.

April 16, 2019

Continuing to Learn
Sunlit crops in summer.

April 3, 2019

CAFNR Programs of Distinction
CAFNR alum and CropLife America chief of staff, Kellie Bray, returns to campus as Executive-In-Residence.

March 8, 2019

Coming Home