Stories - Page 104, Page 104
![Henry Nguyen, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Plant Sciences in the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), is part of a group that recently compared the three most recent reference genome accessions, which includes an improved “Williams 82” assembly, and new assemblies of “Lee” and PI 483463.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/6910636567_80d631df50_k-368x207.jpg)
Feb. 17, 2020
An Important Comparison
![The University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Office of Marketing and Communications recently added two individuals to its team – Reagan Brown (right) and Ashley Craft (left). Brown has been named the CAFNR marketing communications coordinator. Craft’s new role is as the Extension communications strategist.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Reagan-and-Ashley-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
Feb. 13, 2020
Strengthening CAFNR Communication
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Feb. 12, 2020
Celebrate CAFNR’s 150th Anniversary
![The Agribusiness Career Connections Program is designed to connect CAFNR undergraduates to various agribusinesses located throughout the Midwest. It is sponsored, in part, by the John Brown Scholars Fund. Photo courtesy of Bryan Garton.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/76924456_10220513468368848_3972816307526565888_o-368x207.jpg)
Feb. 4, 2020
Building a Network
![Sarah Lovell officially joined the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) in August 2019, as the H.E. Garrett Endowed Chair Professor and director of the Center for Agroforestry. Two months later, Lovell, who became just the second individual to hold the endowed chair position after Shibu Jose served eight years in the role, welcomed guests to the grand opening celebration of the Land of the Osages Research Center. Neither the H.E. Garrett Endowed Chair Professorship nor the Land of the Osages Research Center would have come to fruition if Gene Garrett would have ignored a Post-it Note with a name and phone number on it back in 2003.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/49013572417_b83c8c64d4_k-368x207.jpg)
Jan. 29, 2020
A Humble Giver
![J. Soctt Angle, the director of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), earned a master’s degree in soil science at the University of Maryland and earned his PhD in soil microbiology at the University of Missouri, studying under George Wagner.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Angle-3-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
Jan. 29, 2020
A Great Experience
![Henry Nguyen](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Henry-Nguyen-368x207.jpg)
Jan. 10, 2020