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A trio of researchers in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Division of Animal Sciences were recently honored with one of the more unique awards in their respective careers. (From left to right) Randy Prather, Kristin Whitworth and Kevin Wells were invited to the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) in mid-August to receive the Inventor of the Year award in the established company category. Also pictured is Dilip M. Shah, who earned an inventor award, and William Holtz, BAMSL's PTC Chair. Photo courtesy Marilyn Krebsbach, BAMSL.

Sept. 13, 2019

A Unique Honor
Stefanie Gray and daughter Lois

Sept. 13, 2019

Digging up a New Hobby
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’
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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May 10, 2019

After Hours: Dog Tags
Mary Hendrickson has a teaching and research focus at MU. She teaches undergraduate sustainable agriculture and food system courses, as well as a graduate course in food systems. She has served as a guest lecturer in numerous classrooms as well, from animal science to nutrition to peace studies. She was recently awarded with a 2019-20 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant, where she will be teaching sustainable agriculture in Iceland.

March 8, 2019

An Icelandic Adventure
Michelle Segovia earned her master’s degree and Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Texas A&M. Two weeks after earning her Ph.D., in September 2018, she began working at MU in the Division of Applied Social Sciences as an assistant professor.

March 8, 2019

Understanding Consumer Behavior
Christine Spinka serves as the consulting statistician for the entire University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. This is Spinka’s second stint with MU, after serving as an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics for nearly 10 years.

Feb. 8, 2019

Diving Deeper into Data