Stories
May 8, 2023
Four CAFNR Students Earn Recognition at Mizzou Show-Me Research Week
Nearly 500 University of Missouri students and postdoctoral fellows presented their research and creativity activity during the inaugural Show Me Research Week April 17-21. The week, which celebrated MU students as creators, innovators, problem solvers and thinkers, culminated with an Award and Recognition Ceremony held at the Bond Life Sciences Center. The following CAFNR students were recognized for their work during the ceremony, which also praised MU faculty for serving as mentors: Shagor Sarkar, Plant Science and Technology/Mentor: Jianfeng Zhou, second place in Engineering Grace Johnson, Plant Science and Technology/Mentor: Heike Buecking, second place in Life Sciences Olivia Bongiovi, School of…
May 8, 2023
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Adaora Uti
Uti is a senior graduating in May with a degree in nutrition and exercise physiology
May 8, 2023
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Kelly Gillespie
Gillespie is a senior graduating in May with a degree in hospitality management.
May 8, 2023
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Danielle Rotert
Rotert is a senior graduating in May with a degree in environmental sciences
May 8, 2023
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Kaylee Lewis
Why did you choose to come to the University of Missouri? Why did you choose to pursue a degree in biochemistry? As a young girl who grew up around the agriculture industry, I was exposed to the University of Missouri many times before I was able to call myself a Tiger! Crazily enough, Mizzou was the only college I applied to as it is exactly where I knew I wanted to go. CAFNR combines two of my favorite things: science and agriculture. So biochem was an easy choice for me! Biochem curriculum, faculty, and students have helped me to graduation…
May 8, 2023
CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Joey Naumann
Naumann is a senior graduating in May with a degree in agricultural systems technology.
May 3, 2023
Nutrition and Exercise Physiology Professor Receives ACSM Citation Award
Jill Kanaley, professor and interim chair of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, was awarded the Citation Award by the American College of Sports Medicine. Kanaley received the award during the organization’s annual meeting in Denver, Colo. The Citation Award of the American College of Sports Medicine is one of its two most prestigious awards and is granted to an individual or group who has made significant and important contributions to sports medicine and/or the exercise sciences. These contributions may include, but are not limited to: research and scholarship; clinical care; and/or administrative or educational services in sports medicine or exercise science.
May 3, 2023
SNR Faculty Recognized for Top-Cited Paper
A paper by Ranjith Udawatta, research professor of soil, environmental and atmospheric sciences, “Grassland conversion to croplands impacted soil pore parameters measured via X-ray computed tomography,” was recently named a top-cited paper in Soil Science Society of America Journal. The recognition covers work published between January 2021 and December 2022.
May 3, 2023
CAFNR Grad Student Selected for Highly-Competitive Gatorade Fellowship
Matt Wade, a master's student in dietetics, was recently selected as one of eight students nationwide for the Gatorade Sports Nutrition Immersion Program Fellowship.
May 3, 2023
International Programs Awards International Faculty Collaboration Grants
Four CAFNR faculty have been awarded International Faculty Collaboration Grants from the CAFNR Office of International Programs.