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March 10, 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 2, 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…
Jan. 26, 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.
Dec. 12, 2021
Senior Spotlight: Quentin Carlyle
Carlyle will graduate with a degree in agricultural education.
Nov. 22, 2021
Q&A with Joe Horner
What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri? 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 systems. How long have you worked in this position? I started in 1988 as an agricultural specialist.
Nov. 18, 2021
Yvonne Hampton Selected to Attend Prestigious Seminar Course
The seminar is a weeklong, intensive workshop focused on frameworks.
Nov. 4, 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. 25, 2021
Q&A With Rylee Page
Page is a senior in personal financial planning.
Aug. 11, 2021
Q&A with Jung Ha-Brookshire
Ha-Brookshire is the program chair for Personal Financial Planning.
Aug. 5, 2021
Keri Jacobs Testified During the State of Beef Supply Chain Hearing
Keri Jacobs, associate professor of agriculture and applied economics at the University of Missouri (MU) College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), testified during the State of Beef Supply Chain: Shocks, Recovery and Rebuilding hearing organized by the U.S. House Ag Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture on Wednesday, July 28.