Food Science and Nutrition
May 15, 2025
14 CAFNR students awarded Mizzou Forward Undergraduate Research Training Grants
Fourteen CAFNR students have been awarded Mizzou Foward Undergraduate Research Training Grants. The purpose of these fellowships is to financially support undergraduate students who are serious about pursuing a graduate education in STEM and NSF-funded fields in order to enhance their opportunity to be admitted into the graduate school of their choice.
April 24, 2025
Mizzou Dairy Products Evaluation Team receives high rankings at national contest
The Mizzou Dairy Products Evaluation Team competed in the National Dairy Products Evaluation contest on April 16, in Madison, Wisconsin, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.
April 22, 2025
Agricultural Education major explores global agriculture through Gilman Scholarship
Laci Fuhlage, senior agricultural education – communications and leadership major from Fayette, Missouri, studied abroad in Italy over winter break.
Dec. 12, 2024
Recent food science graduate wins trip to QCS
As a result of his success at the National Dairy Products Evaluation contest on April 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Kevin Trieu (B.S. Food Science and Nutrition ’24) received an all-expense paid trip to the QCS Fall Annual Conference held on Oct. 20 – 22 at the Hilton Denver City Center located in Denver, Colorado. Trieu placed first in the All Products division at the National Dairy Products Evaluation contest, winning both the QCS trip and a $1,000 donation from QCS to support the MU Dairy Products Evaluation Team. Trieu was accompanied by his coach, Richard Linhardt. Trieu received his degree…
Aug. 22, 2024
CAFNR Hosts Summer Academies for High School Students
CAFNR offers many opportunities for high school students to explore the different majors in the college during the summer.
May 13, 2024
Mizzou National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) team places 5th in national competition
The Mizzou NAMA qualified for the final round of the student marketing competition at the 2024 Agri-Marketing Conference held in Kansas City, April 24-26.
April 29, 2024
Dairy Products Evaluation Team sees success at national competition
The MU Dairy Products Evaluation Team competed in the National Dairy Products Evaluation contest on April 16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.
Feb. 26, 2024
Mizzou MANRRS seeks to create an inclusive space for all
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) is a growing organization within CAFNR working to connect students with broad opportunities in the agriculture and natural resources industries.
Dec. 14, 2023
Product development is sweet
Food science and nutrition students spent the fall semester developing other UM System universities’ answer to Tiger Stripe ice cream.
Jan. 30, 2023
Finding the Perfect Degree
When Memphis Bancroft made the decision to pursue a food science and nutrition degree at the University of Missouri she didn’t realize the real-world application of what she was studying would be so immediate. When Bancroft chose the degree program her mother was on a very restrictive diet due to a colon cancer diagnosis. “With the effects of surgery we had to find food that fit the bill and wouldn’t cause more issues,” Bancroft said. “Her diet was really tough – she really couldn’t have much fiber, protein or dairy. I was taking what I was learning in the classroom…