Stories

As a student assistant with the University of Missouri football team, Amelia Wilson was in charge of several projects throughout the football season. After the games, she would create charts related to the play calls the team made. Wilson also broke down tape of upcoming opponents. During the game, she would hold up offensive and defensive personnel boards. Photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics.

Jan. 25, 2022

For the Love of the Game

My Why: For the love of the game and for the next generation of women in football Amelia Wilson wrote those words on a notecard last semester, her first at the University of Missouri. They represent Wilson’s passions – not only for football but for showcasing to young girls that they have a place in the game she loves. Wilson got to live out her passion last fall, serving as a student assistant with the MU football team. She wore multiple hats during the season, from breaking down game film to helping on the sidelines during game day. “Football…
Roseann Durbin (left) and her daughter Hannah just finished their first semester in the accelerated master’s coordinated program in dietetics, through the nutrition and exercise physiology (NEP) degree program. The duo shared a handful of courses last semester, have spent time together at the Mizzou Rec and have found their favorite study spots throughout campus.

Jan. 25, 2022

Sharing New Experiences

This past summer, Hannah Durbin approached her mother, Roseann, with information about a program at the University of Missouri that she was interested in potentially pursuing. Hannah had just earned her bachelor’s degree in event and convention management from Stephens College – and she thought the accelerated master’s coordinated program in dietetics, through the nutrition and exercise physiology (NEP) degree program, would complement the degree she just earned. “I thought the program sounded really cool,” Roseann said. “It sounded so cool, in fact, that I made the mistake of saying that if you decide to do it, I’ll…
A personal financial planning graduate, Quentin Harris officially opened his own firm in 2020 – Harris Tax and Consulting Services. Along with his personal firm, Harris serves as a franchise portfolio manager with the Wintrust Financial Corporation, located in Chicago, Ill. Photo courtesy of Quentin Harris.

Jan. 25, 2022

Making an impact

Quentin Harris is using his personal financial planning degree to help others with their financial decisions.

Jan. 24, 2022

Hannah Hemmelgarn Wins AFTA’s 2021 Early Career Award

Hannah Hemmelgarn, assistant program director in the Center for Agroforestry, received the 2021 Early Career Award from the Association for Temperate Agroforestry. 
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Jan. 21, 2022

Thomas Bonnot Receives the United States Forest Service Chiefs Award

Thomas Bonnot, assistant research professor in the School of Natural Resources, received the United States Forest Service Chiefs Award in 2021. Bonnot is a member of a team being recognized for his work on Brown-Headed Nuthatch Reintroduction. In addition, the team made the list in the BBC’s wildlife magazine of the top 50 reasons to be cheerful in 2021.

Jan. 21, 2022

Rebecca North Named Association for Science of Limnology and Oceanography Fellow

Rebecca North, assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources, has been named as a fellow with the Association for the Science of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). ASLO fellows are recognized as having achieved excellence in their contributions to ASLO and aquatic sciences. The commitment and service of these individuals to ASLO have enabled our society to advance the sciences of limnology and oceanography

Jan. 14, 2022

Central Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center Director Named

Dusty Walter has been named director of the Central Missouri Research, Extension and Education Center (REEC), effective Tuesday, Feb. 1.
The annual Agroforestry Symposium returns in 2021 with a focus on community health and resilient food systems. The symposium, led by the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Center for Agroforestry, will be completely virtual this year – and free of charge. This is the 12th year of the event and registration is currently open. The symposium will be held from Thursday, Jan. 28, through Saturday, Jan. 30. It will run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day.

Jan. 13, 2022

A Focus on Food, Fire & Agroforestry

Free, virtual Agroforestry Symposium scheduled for Jan. 24
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Jan. 12, 2022

New Director Joins Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center

Jay Chism joins the Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center (SW-REEC), one of the four research, Extension and education centers of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), on Jan. 24 as the director. Chism is no stranger to the southwest Missouri area, as he has served as the Southwest Regional Director for University of Missouri Extension for the past nine years. “I am excited to share the innovation and research that is being done at the SW-REEC with farmers in Southwest Missouri. I can’t wait to join this local team,” said…
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Dec. 22, 2021

Interdisciplinary Plant Group Celebrates 40th Year

Established in 1981, the Interdisciplinary Plant Group (IPG) celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2021. The IPG is a community of University of Missouri (MU) faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and professionals pursuing transformative ideas in the field of plant biology. The group seeks to encourage cooperation between scientists engaged in plant molecular biology, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, evolution, ecology and computer science. Doug Randall (center), founding director of IPG, was part of IPG from the beginning. In the early 1970s, MU plant biologists already had a loose association for seminars and to share resources. In 1981 the group received the…