Stories
Sep. 23, 2024
CAFNR students gain varied industry experiences through summer internships
Students throughout CAFNR participated in internships across the nation and many facets of the agricultural industry to prepare for their future careers.
Aug. 22, 2024
CAFNR Hosts Summer Academies for High School Students
CAFNR offers many opportunities for high school students to explore the different majors in the college during the summer.
June 10, 2024
Get to know Stephen Evans
Meier is a strategic communications associate in the School of Natural Resources.
May 31, 2024
Secley Kennedy Honored with Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award
CAFNR Colleagues gather to celebrate Secley Kennedy. President Mun Choi and staff advisory council members present award to Secley Kennedy during Staff Recognition Week. This spring, Staff Advisory Council and CAFNR colleagues gathered in Buck’s Ice Cream Place to surprise Secley Kennedy with the news that she had received the 2024 Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award – Clerical/Office. Kennedy, FNES Director & Chair’s Assistant and FNES Division Coordinator, also serves as the CAFNR Staff Advisory Council Chair. The University of Missouri recently presented the 12 Outstanding Staff Awards during Staff Recognition Week. Recipients were nominated by peers for their exemplary…
May 29, 2024
Grant Spotlight: Jaume Padilla
Jaume Padilla, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology receives American Heart Association Established Investigator Award.
April 29, 2024
Dairy Products Evaluation Team sees success at national competition
The MU Dairy Products Evaluation Team competed in the National Dairy Products Evaluation contest on April 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.
April 12, 2024
2024 Roger L. Mitchell Fellow Award to Jaume Padilla
Jaume Padilla, associate professor, nutrition and exercise physiology, has received CAFNR’s 2024 Roger L. Mitchell Fellow Award as part of the College’s annual Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony. Jaume Padilla The research of Padilla, who is also an investigator in NextGen Precision Health, focuses on the nexus of cardiovascular disease, physical inactivity, obesity and type 2 diabetes, incorporating diverse methodologies from in vitro tissue culture to clinical studies. His achievements include more than 175 peer-reviewed publications, more than $11 million in external funding, invited talks both nationally and internationally, and prestigious awards such as the 2023 Impact Award from the…
April 12, 2024
2024 Outstanding Mid-Career Research Award: Jaume Padilla
Jaume Padilla, associate professor, nutrition and exercise physiology, has received CAFNR’s 2024 Outstanding Mid-Career Research Award as part of the College’s annual Celebration of Excellence awards ceremony. Jaume Padilla Joining the University of Missouri in 2009 as a postdoctoral fellow, he become an associate professor with tenure in 2019. His research is having a major impact on the field of cardiovascular research. “His focus is on the connections between cardiovascular disease, physical inactivity, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, and addresses some of the greatest challenges facing society,” said nominator Dojin Ryu, director of the Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise…
April 11, 2024
Taking on the global challenge of hidden hunger
More than 2 billion people suffer from hidden hunger, a form of malnutrition where individuals lack essential micronutrients — like vitamins and minerals — even though they consume what appears to be an adequate amount of calories. Kiruba Krishnaswamy University of Missouri researcher Kiruba Krishnaswamy is focused on tackling this global challenge. She recently received a five-year, $532,000 Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) — the NSF’s most prestigious award for early-career faculty — in support of her project titled “FEAST (food ecosystems and circularity for sustainable transformation) framework to address hidden hunger.” “Food is…
March 26, 2024
Nutrition and Exercise Physiology alum, Sabby King, M.D., uses her CAFNR degree to serve patients’ whole health
King had always planned to become a doctor, but didn’t expect how much her undergraduate degree would impact her patient care.