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Dean and Michelle pose with award

Feb. 22, 2024

Michelle Niemeyer Named Driver to Distinction

CAFNR Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert surprised Michelle Niemeyer, executive assistant, with a CAFNR Driver to Distinction award in honor of her exceptional work in CAFNR Advancement. She received a trophy from Daubert during the CAFNR faculty and staff meeting Feb. 20, 2024.

Feb. 21, 2024

DASS professor recognized by Missouri Dairy Hall of Honors

Dairy Hall of Honors recognized Scott Brown, associate extension professor in the Division of Applied Social Sciences, with the Meritorious Service Award on Jan. 26. This award recognizes and honors those individuals, usually in dairy related fields, who have rendered outstanding support and service to the Missouri dairy industry but who would not qualify for any other Foundation award. The meritorious service award was established in 1989.
A medium-skinned woman with long, black hair and brown eyes smiles. She is wearing a coral colored blouse and sits in a sun-filled cafe.

Feb. 21, 2024

Postdoctoral fellow spotlight: Q&A with Ranjita Sinha

What is your research focus?  My research is focused on understanding the physiological and molecular responses of plants to different combinations of abiotic stresses. While growing in field, crops are frequently challenged with various stresses, simultaneously or sequentially, negatively impacting overall yield and farmer’s earnings. I have been studying the impact of stresses that are predominantly present in fields, such as salt, heat, soil pollutants, high-light, drought, and their different combinations on crops such as rice, maize, soybean, and model plants like Arabidopsis thaliana. I am working to decipher the molecular responses of plants to stress combinations. Combinations of different…
Packages of raw chicken line the shelves of a cooler in a grocery store.

Feb. 21, 2024

An innovative approach to shield against foodborne illness

One in every 25 packages of chicken found on store shelves is contaminated with salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Because chicken is a major source of illnesses from salmonella, the researchers decided to begin their efforts by focusing on helping the poultry industry. Source: Adobe Stock Like a silent saboteur, foodborne pathogens can sneak up and ruin your next meal. One of the biggest culprits is salmonella, a type of bacteria found in many foods that causes more than 1.3 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Despite…
Three people stand in a group for a photo. On the left is a light-skinned man with white hair wearing a black suit. In the middle is a light-skinned woman with medium-length, straight, brown hair holding an award, and on the left is a light-skinned woman with short, dark hair wearing kaki pants and a black cardigan over a grey blouse.

Feb. 21, 2024

CAFNR staff member receives MU International Engagement Award

Lindsey Saunders, CAFNR International Programs projects manager, was awarded the 2023 MU International Engagement Award. The award was presented by the University of Missouri Council on International Initiatives and recognizes exemplary staff service advancing MU’s global reach and reputation.
Hank Stelzer

Feb. 20, 2024

SNR faculty named Conservation Federation Missouri Forest Conservationist of the Year

Hank Stelzer, associate professor of forestry and natural resources extension education director, was announced as Forest Conservationist of the Year by the Conservation Federation Missouri. The honor is part of the organization’s 2023 Conservation Achievement Awards, which recognize Missourians who better the outdoors through personal efforts. Stelzer will be recognized at Conservation Federation Missouri’s 88th Annual Convention.
Jesse hall and the columns

Feb. 19, 2024

CAFNR welcomes new faculty — Spring 2024

Five new faculty members join CAFNR for the spring 2024 semester
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Feb. 13, 2024

Get to know Elizabeth Wyss

Wyss is the Student Success Communicator in CAFNR Marketing & Communications
checkerboard flooring with Mizzou themed artwork on the walls

Feb. 13, 2024

Catch Up With CAFNR – Feb. 2024

Ashley Conway-Anderson, assistant research professor at the MU Center for Agroforestry, gives her presentation, Long-Term Silvopasture Research at the Center for Agroforestry during the The 2024 Agroforestry Symposium, Silvopasture in Practice. The symposium was held Jan. 17, 2024 at the Center for Missouri Studies in Columbia. Buck’s Ice Cream Place recently remodeled with new flooring and wall art. They’re back open for business with new flavors to try! Rob Kallenbach, associate dean for extension, with a Valentine’s Day floral arrangement from Tiger Garden.
Gwen Funk smiling.

Feb. 8, 2024

Q&A with Gwen Funk

Gwen is a field specialist in horticulture based in Nodaway County.