Stories, Page 4
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March 8, 2023
George Washington Carver Fellows Announced
![As part of ensuring student success, the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) offers its students numerous opportunities to connect in meaningful ways with industry professionals. Those interactions come through a variety of programs, from CAFNR-sponsored experiences to degree-specific trips. For example, the Biochemistry Industry Tour included multiple meetings with professionals across the St. Louis area.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Biochemistry-Tour-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
Feb. 13, 2023
Endless Educational Opportunities
![Memphis Bancroft is in the accelerated master’s program within the food science and nutrition degree program, which allows student’s to complete both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in just five years. Bancroft is a senior, which means she is close to finishing her undergraduate degree while getting a jumpstart on her master’s degree.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Memphis-Bancroft-1-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
Jan. 30, 2023
Finding the Perfect Degree
![A capstone course within the food science and nutrition degree program, the Food Product Development (F_S 4970) class allows students to integrate the various disciplines of food science to create new food products. This semester, students were tasked with creating a Kansas City-style barbeque sauce, which is typically sweeter in nature. That food product focus wasn’t random – Sonja Derboven, licensing director at the University of Missouri, asked Andrew Clarke, an associate professor, if there would be an interest in having the students take on such a project before the semester began, with the goal of potentially taking one sauce to market in the future.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Barbeque-Sauce-6-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
Dec. 17, 2022
A Tasty Experience
![A white woman with long, brunette hair smiles while wearing a blue lab coat. Behind her are various medical equipment in a research laboratory.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/4Q0A9360-scaled-1-368x207.jpg)
Dec. 15, 2022
Making Connections
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Dec. 9, 2022
Get to Know Pavel Somavat
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Nov. 16, 2022
An Exceptional Evening
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Oct. 18, 2022
CAFNR Research Symposium Poster Winners Announced
![Jason Zhang’s food science journey began in China at Jiangnan University, one of the top food science universities in the country. His first trip to the United States came after earning his undergraduate degree, when he was accepted as a graduate student at the University of Missouri. Zhang, who grew up in southern China, and his wife, Sha, first stepped onto the Columbia campus in 2011 as they both began the pursuit of their PhDs in food science. Photo courtesy of Jason Zhang.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Jason-Zhang-368x207.jpg)
Sept. 28, 2022