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April 17, 2025

Bailey Schneider received Outstanding Sophomore Award as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence

Schneider is an agricultural education major.
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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.
Hendrickson smiling.

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…
Dr. Mott and VanHouden pose for a photo with his poster.

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.
Students standing outside the Center for Soy Innovation.

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.
A group of students posing holding ice cream.

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.
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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.
Hoa Hoang

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.
Silhouette of Electrical worker climbs a pole and uses a cable car to maintain a high voltage line system, Shadow of Electrician lineman repairman worker at climbing work on electric post

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…
A woman poses for a photo in front of a grain bin.

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.