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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
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
A new study found significant potential for transforming Missouri agriculture commodities, in state, into value-added products. This study was the first step in the Show-Me-State Food, Beverage and Forest Products Manufacturing Initiative, a project of the Missouri Agricultural Foundation.

March 5, 2019

Study Finds Vast Opportunities for Food, Beverage & Forest Product Manufacturing in Missouri
Kiruba Krishnaswamy, a recent addition to the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the College of Engineering, focuses on preventing food loss and extracting useful resources from food waste (food security) and food fortification with micronutrients to prevent “hidden hunger” (nutrition security) using food process engineering and employing new tools like green nanotechnology.

Feb. 8, 2019

Feasting on Famine: Fighting ‘Hidden Hunger’ and Food Waste