Stories

Students in the PRST 3400 course (Sport and Recreation Marketing) helped with numerous facets of the Sophie Cunningham Classic, from early marketing strategies to helping with actual game day activities. The students also worked closely with Cunningham (pictured second from the right) and her family. Photo courtesy of Michelle Brimecombe.

Jan. 19, 2023

An Incredible Experience

In early December, high school girls basketball teams from three states took part in the inaugural Sophie Cunningham Classic, a three-day shootout in Columbia created by women athletes for young female athletes. The Classic allowed those athletes to take center stage and allowed Cunningham to give back to the community where she dominated opponents on the court as a high school player at Rock Bridge and a college athlete at the University of Missouri. The Classic also allowed students in the parks, recreation and sport degree program at the University of Missouri the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on learning experiences…
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Dec. 19, 2022

National Academy of Inventors Names MU’s Randall Prather to 2022 Fellows Program

Prather is one of only 169 academic inventors to receive the prestigious honor this year.
Katie Ogan (Barthel) and Laura Friedrich (right) serve as academic advisors for the agriculture degree programs.

Dec. 17, 2022

CAFNR Advisor Spotlight: Katie Ogan (Barthel) and Laura Friedrich

Ogan and Friedrich serves as academic advisors for the agriculture degree program.
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.

Dec. 17, 2022

A Tasty Experience

Food science and nutrition students spent the fall semester developing a variety of barbeque sauce flavors.
Isabella Bertarelli

Dec. 16, 2022

CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Isabella Bertarelli

Bertarelli is a senior graduating in December with a degree in biochemistry.
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Dec. 15, 2022

Making Connections

Exercise and physiology faculty use strong collaboration at MU to learn more about body systems.
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Dec. 14, 2022

Book Edited By CAFNR Faculty Member Published

A new book edited by CAFNR faculty member published by the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization.
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Dec. 13, 2022

Senior Spotlight: Remi Levinson

Levinson will graduate with a degree in hospitality management.
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Dec. 13, 2022

Senior Spotlight: Michael McLaughlin

McLaughlin will graduate with a degree in plant sciences.
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Dec. 13, 2022

Senior Spotlight: Marlon Guzman

Guzman will graduate with a degree in parks, recreation and sport.