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Pei Liu smiling.

March 11, 2022

Pei Liu Accepted into the Early Career Research Development Fellows Program

Pei Liu, assistant professor in hospitality management, has been accepted into the Early Career Research Development Fellowship through MU’s Office of Research. The Early Career Research Development Fellows Program is aimed at full-time, pre-tenure faculty who are seeking opportunities for strategic career planning and skill development in the area of academic research. During the three-year program, participants are expected to attend monthly 1.5-hour sessions on a range of topics, engage in discussions with peer researchers and participate in individual consultations with staff in the Office of Research and Economic Development.

March 3, 2022

Two CAFNR Students Honored as Mizzou 18 Award Recipients

This week, the Mizzou Alumni Association and Alumni Association Student Board named the 2022 Mizzou 18 Award and Mizzou ’39 Award recipients. The Mizzou 18 Award is dedicated to honoring 18 University of Missouri graduate and professional students in the last year of their degree eligibility. Recipients are chosen for their world-class research, collaboration with faculty and staff, and their demonstrated leadership with undergraduate students. The two CAFNR students to earn the honor are: Jibin Baby, Hospitality Management Lucy McGowan, Agricultural and Applied Economics…
agriculture building with flowers blooming

Jan. 27, 2022

CAFNR Joy of Discovery Seed Grant Program Winners Announced

The first batch of proposals funded by CAFNR's Joy of Discovery Seed Grant Program has been announced. The Joy of Discovery Seed Grant Program supports nascent, collaborative, multi transdisciplinary research with the goal of developing a competitive proposal for federal funding.
A personal financial planning graduate, Quentin Harris officially opened his own firm in 2020 – Harris Tax and Consulting Services. Along with his personal firm, Harris serves as a franchise portfolio manager with the Wintrust Financial Corporation, located in Chicago, Ill. Photo courtesy of Quentin Harris.

Jan. 25, 2022

Making an impact

Quentin Harris is using his personal financial planning degree to help others with their financial decisions.

Dec. 13, 2021

Senior Spotlight: Quentin Carlyle

Carlyle will graduate with a degree in agricultural education.
Joe speaks at Field Day

Nov. 23, 2021

Q&A with Joe Horner

In September 2018, Joe visited with attendees of the Forage Systems Research Center field day, which took place in Linneus, Missouri. The event focused on drought topics. What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri? Joe speaking to Missourians about making the most of the new USDA Dairy Programs. I’m an extension specialist with the University of Missouri’s Division of Applied Social Sciences. I’m working on a couple of grant-funded feasibility studies and a set of MU guides on the economics of including warm-season grasses in pasture…

Nov. 19, 2021

Yvonne Hampton Selected to Attend Prestigious Seminar Course

The seminar is a weeklong, intensive workshop focused on frameworks.
Mizzou's historic columns

Nov. 12, 2021

Faces of CAFNR: Personal Financial Planning

Introducing the faculty members from PFP.

Nov. 5, 2021

Agricultural and Applied Economics Doctoral Students Took Top Honors at Mizzou’s Three Minute Thesis Competition

Lucy McGowan and Barituka Bekee, both doctoral candidates in agricultural and applied economics, took top honors at Mizzou's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

Oct. 26, 2021

Q&A With Rylee Page

Page is a senior in personal financial planning.