Stories

June 14, 2021
Assessing Fairness and Expectations in Agricultural Markets
Harvey James receives USDA NIFA grant to enhance the understanding of fairness in agricultural food markets.

June 14, 2021
Hendrickson Receives Award Through The Agriculture, Food and Human Value Society
Mary Hendrickson, associate professor in Rural Sociology, received the Excellence in Instruction Award.

May 21, 2021
Pei Liu Earns Dr. Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grant
Pei Liu, an assistant professor of hospitality management, was a 2021 recipient of one of the Dr. Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grants.

May 21, 2021
CAFNR Faculty, Staff and Students Earn MU Graduate and Postdoctoral Awards
Numerous CAFNR faculty, staff and students were recently honored during the seventh annual MU Graduate and Postdoctoral Award ceremony.

May 20, 2021
No-Ya Yu Wins “Three Minute Thesis” Competition
No-Ya Yu won the “Three Minute Thesis” competition.

May 19, 2021
Jenny Melo Velasco Receives Dissertation Research Funding from Rural Sociology Society
Jenny Melo Velasco received a $2,000 award to fund her research on "Digital Agricultural Technologies in Latin America."

May 19, 2021
Jamille Palacios Rivera Receives Professional Development Award from The Huddle
Jamille Palacios Rivera received a 2020-21 professional development award.

May 19, 2021
Jill Moreland Receives 2020 DASS Excellence Award
Jill Moreland, program director and advisor chair in agricultural and applied economics, received the 2020 DASS Excellence Award. This award recognizes an employee within the Division of Applied Social Sciences who characterizes excellence in job performance, teamwork and personal qualities.

May 19, 2021
Dae-Young Kim and Beomjoo Kim Earn Best Paper Award
Dae-Young Kim, a professor of hospitality management, and Beomjoo Kim, a master’s student in hospitality management, received the best paper award at the Tourism Sciences Society of Korea (TOSOK) International Tourism Conference. Their paper was titled, “Effects of source and message on travel YouTube: Cognitive and affective destination images of S. Korea.” Dae-Young Kim’s research mainly focuses on consumer behavior and hospitality/tourism marketing. These two closely related fields involve the use of various research methods and applied strategies. Under the umbrella of the traveler behavior and marketing, his research specialties include information technology, meetings and event management, advertising effectiveness, and…

May 17, 2021
An important learning tool
While following health and safety protocols, CAFNR hosts in-person CDEs for Missouri high school students.