Plant Sciences, Page 3
![Marco Walden, a junior majoring in plant sciences, was the first student to receive the Henry Kirklin Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to underrepresented minority students studying plant sciences. Photo courtesy of Marco Walden.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Marco-Walden-1-368x207.jpg)
Feb. 21, 2022
An Eye-Opening Honor
![SeniorSpotlight-Puller](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/SeniorSpotlight-Puller-368x207.jpg)
Dec. 13, 2021
Senior Spotlight: Maya Puller
![Mason Ward’s extraordinary research portfolio has earned him two undergraduate research awards from the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Ward earned the Undergraduate Student Achievement in Entomology award from the Plant-Insect Ecosystem (P-IE) section of the ESA, as well as the BioQuip Products Undergraduate Scholarship from the Systematics, Evolution and Biodiversity (SysEB) section.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/4Q0A0901-368x207.jpg)
Sept. 28, 2021
Taking a Chance
![SeniorSpotlight-Schmidt](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SeniorSpotlight-Schmidt-368x207.png)
May 10, 2021
Senior Spotlight: Abby Schmidt
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May 14, 2020
CAFNR Outstanding Senior: Caleb Quinlan
![Megan Hall’s appointment in CAFNR is in viticulture, a collaborative partnership between the Grape and Wine Institute (GWI) and the Division of Plant Sciences. In her first year at MU she has established her lab, which includes two graduate students and a technician. Hall’s lab is currently in the middle of three research projects, including a deeper dive into sour rot.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Megan-Hall-368x207.jpg)
Feb. 14, 2019
From City Politics to Plant Pathology
![Chris Elsik, associate professor of plant and animal sciences, and fellow CAFNR researcher and geneticist Bob Schnabel, associate professor in the Division of Animal Sciences, are applying their knowledge and experience of cattle and dairy genetics to the issue of Varroa mites in honey bees. The duo looks at the bees simply as little livestock.](https://cafnr.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Schnabel_Elsik_2948-368x207.jpg)
April 13, 2018