Stories

Oct. 14, 2025

CAFNR Research Council announces 2025 symposium poster session winners

The fifth annual CAFNR Research Symposium was held Wednesday, Oct. 1, and included two poster sessions. Undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdocs contributed posters; winners were selected by peers as well as the CAFNR Research Council.

Oct. 14, 2025

Study shows online dating scammers’ tactics are evolving

Researchers at the University of Missouri are doing their part to minimize risk by exploring the tactics online scammers use in hopes of making online dating apps and social media sites safer.

Oct. 10, 2025

Get to know Darius Miller

Darius is the Office Support Assistant IV for the Division of Food, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences.

Oct. 9, 2025

Catch up with CAFNR – October 2025

A gallery of recent CAFNR happenings.

Oct. 7, 2025

CAFNR Forward: Charting the Future with Generative AI

Artificial intelligence is moving well beyond the tech world and it’s beginning to impact our kitchens, farms, and research labs. Whether it’s developing personalized nutrition plans, improving food production, or driving new discoveries in dietary health, AI is changing how we think about food.

Oct. 7, 2025

Celebrating Missouri’s perennial harvest at the Missouri Chestnut Roast Festival

This year’s Missouri Chestnut Roast will take place 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, at HARF, and will include crowd-favorite activities such as roasted chestnut samples, live music, kids' activities and tours of the historic Hickman House. This year the festival also offers opportunities to buy a locally sourced lunch prepared by Pasta La Fata, take a wagon tour of the research farm, purchase plants and trees, pick your own pumpkin, sample custom-made agroforestry ice cream flavors crafted by Buck’s Ice Cream Place, and explore more than 30 agroforestry vendors, educational organizations and artisans.

Oct. 6, 2025

Jeff Barizon Named Driver to Distinction

Barizon was presented with the award on Oct. 6, 2025.

Sep. 26, 2025

Blockchain technology could help build trust in restaurants

While taste and price remain top priorities, more consumers are starting to consider the safety and sustainability of ingredients when dining out — a challenge that restaurants are working to address. To support this shift, researchers at the University of Missouri are investigating how a revolutionary technology that could allow consumers to track ingredients all along the supply chain will affect their decision-making processes.

Sep. 25, 2025

CAFNR Showcase at South Farm to be held Oct. 4

CAFNR Showcase at South Farm promotes fun and education via activities around CAFNR degree programs.

Sep. 25, 2025

Q&A with Emily Althoff

Emily Althoff is an assistant extension professor and the state extension specialist of urban entomology.