Stories
April 17, 2025
The University of Missouri Financial Planning Association (MU FPA) receives Outstanding Student Organization as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence
CAFNR's annual awards ceremony was held Thursday, April 17.
April 17, 2025
Mary Hendrickson receives the Distinguished Research Award as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence
Mary Hendrickson, professor in the Division of Applied Social Sciences, has been presented with the CAFNR Distinguished Research Award for her internationally recognized scholarship on food systems. Her research addresses corporate concentration in agriculture, local and alternative food systems and the pursuit of resilient, equitable food networks. A prolific scholar, she has over 70 publications, more than 3,000 citations and has secured over $20 million in research funding as PI or Co-PI. Mary Hendrickson Hendrickson’s interdisciplinary work bridges sociology, economics, ecology and law, with findings cited globally, including in United Nations reports. She has presented across five continents, testified before…
March 31, 2025
Agricultural Education student presents at Undergraduate Research Day at the Missouri State Capitol
Jaron VanHouden, senior in agricultural education, teacher certification, presented his research on student teachers finding community in their programs.
March 31, 2025
Theory and Practice: Program development class gives students real-world work with stakeholders
In AG_ED_LD 4340: Designing and Delivering Educational/Leadership Programs, students get to build real programs for agricultural industry stakeholders.
March 31, 2025
Women in Financial Planning look to grow their club and career opportunities
The club was officially chartered in 2023 and wants to introduce more young women to career opportunities in financial planning.
March 5, 2025
CAFNR students earn Mizzou 18 and Mizzou ’39 honors
This week, the Mizzou Alumni Association and Alumni Association Student Board named the 2025 Mizzou 18 Award and Mizzou ’39 Award recipients.
Feb. 5, 2025
Mizzou expert predicts Super Bowl menu price hikes, but savvy shoppers can score deals
Mizzou researcher Hoa Hoang offers expert tips for creating the perfect game day spread on a budget.
Jan. 7, 2025
DASS faculty launch fellowship program to grow public utility policy scholars
Division of Applied Social Sciences faculty members Adrienne Ohler and Michael Sykuta are leveraging a $250,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to create a fellowship program to connect early-career energy economics researchers with energy industry partners while fostering more academics in the public utility policy analysis space. “The goal is to create an ecosystem of people who are doing applied policy analysis work,” Sykuta said of the program. Adrienne Ohler The fellowship program, named the FRI Utility Policy Fellows program, is under the umbrella of CAFNR’s Financial Research Institute (FRI) and aims to bring four early-career energy economics…
Dec. 16, 2024
Young Alumna Kate Thompson pursued old passions and found new ones at CAFNR
While obtaining her degree in agribusiness management (December ’22), Kate Thompson found her passion for commodity training and expanded on her previous agricultural experience.
Dec. 12, 2024
CAFNR Students Selected as Missouri Farm Bureau Ambassadors
Claire Walker, sophomore agribusiness management major, and Karson Calvin, junior agricultural education major, were named the 2025 Missouri Farm Bureau Ambassadors at the 110th Missouri Farm Bureau annual meeting at the Lake of the Ozarks during the second weekend in December.