Stories

A group of students poses for a photo with their professor.

Nov. 15, 2024

Shuangyu Xu, assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources, receives the Golden Apple Award

Xu, the only professor of tourism in the School of Natural Resources, received the award to acknowledge her teaching excellence.
A student works in a computer lab.

Nov. 14, 2024

Environmental Sciences students get hands-on experience creating the Campus Weather Forecast

Students with an emphasis in Atmosphere prepare for their careers as meteorologists by assembling the campus weather forecast each week.
A student poses for a portrait.

Nov. 13, 2024

CAFNR Celebrates National Native American Heritage Month: Q&A with Envie Johnson

Johnson is a senior dietetics major.
People smile at annual lunch event

Nov. 12, 2024

Catch Up With CAFNR – November 2024

Vice Chancellor and Dean Daubert with the CAFNR Staff Advisory Council during his “Tackle Goals Together” open office hours Oct. 23. From left: Amy Grus, Michelle Niemeyer, Secley Kennedy, Dean Daubert, Matt Fleming, TaylorAnn Washburn and Shannon Fickess. Eric Aldrich shares his teaching journey and philosophy with the crowd, including his family and some of his students, at the 2024 Maxine Christopher Shutz Lecture for Distinguished Teaching Tuesday, Oct. 22. This award honors the first female full-term member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators, and is given to a faculty member each year who demonstrates extra effort to…

Nov. 12, 2024

Animal Sciences graduate student joining National Pork Board’s Real Pork Scholars 2024 cohort

Rachel Self, a master’s degree student in the Division of Animal Sciences, has been selected as a member of the 2024 Real Pork Scholar Cohort through the National Pork Board.
Column Award recipients

Nov. 12, 2024

Celebrating our distinguished alumni: CAFNR Column Awards 2024

From left to right: David Larsen, Jonathan Dyer, Blake Hurst, Joel Spencer and Julian Lenis. Not pictured: Kendra Kattelmann. The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources honored six recipients with the 2024 CAFNR Column Award for Distinguished Alumni. This is the only award specifically for alumni presented by the college – the highest honor bestowed by the College in celebration of outstanding alumni. The awardee class includes one graduate from each of CAFNR’s six divisions, reflecting the six historic columns at the University of Missouri. View the event photo album. School of Natural ResourcesDavid LarsenB.S. Forestry ’78, M.S.
A student poses for a portrait.

Nov. 11, 2024

Q&A with first-generation student Laci Fuhlage

In honor of National First-Generation Student Week, Laci Fuhlage, junior agricultural education major from New Franklin, Missouri, discusses her experience as a first-generation college student.
A student poses for a portrait.

Nov. 11, 2024

Q&A with first-generation student Cameron Lor

In honor of National First-Generation Student Week, Cameron Lor, senior natural resource science and management major from Lee's Summit, Missouri, discusses his experience as a first-generation college student.
A student poses for a portrait.

Nov. 11, 2024

Q&A with first-generation student Branden Lor

In honor of National First-Generation Student Week, Branden Lor, senior natural resource science and management major from Lee's Summit, Missouri, discusses his experience as a first-generation college student.

Oct. 30, 2024

Animal Sciences Ph.D. student awarded travel grant for Plant and Animal Genomics Conference

Hunter McConnell, an Animal Sciences Ph.D. student, has been awarded the NRSP8 Travel Award to attend the 2025 Plant and Animal Genomics Conference (PAG32) in January.