Stories, Page 4
![Kelly Gillespie](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gillespie-368x207.png)
May 8, 2023
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Kelly Gillespie
![Eric Aldrich (pictured), Fang Wang and Xinhao Xu have combined their expertise in meteorology, virtual and augmented reality, and mixed-reality-based learning environments to help students gain a deeper understanding of mid-latitude cyclones, which are complicated systems that help drive most of the stormy and severe weather in the continental United States.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/4Q0A9591-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
March 31, 2023
An immersive learning opportunity
![Justin Sykes, a senior parks, recreation, sport and tourism major, has been interning with the softball team for two years and was recently hired as its first director of player development, a position he will officially begin when he earns his degree in August. Photo courtesy of Justin Sykes.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Image-368x207.jpeg)
March 29, 2023
Bleeding Black and Gold
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March 25, 2023
2023 AFA Institute Selections Include Several CAFNR Students
![Nick Wesslak earned two degrees from Mizzou – a bachelor’s degree in plant sciences and a master’s degree in natural resources. After stops in two states, Wesslak recently joined MU Extension as an agronomy field specialist where he covers eight counties in northeast Missouri. Photo courtesy of Nick Wesslak.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Nick-Wesslak-1-368x207.jpg)
March 10, 2023
From Student to Specialist
![With funding help from the University of Missouri to enhance teaching and learning across campus, the Henry Kirklin Plant Sciences Learning Laboratory has added even more features to help with student success. A team of Division of Plant Science and Technology faculty secured $100,000 to buy state-of-the-art equipment – and the division also added funds to make it even more worthwhile. Photo courtesy of Soyon Park.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kirklin-Lab-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
Feb. 23, 2023