Frederick B. Mumford Awards Pictured above in feature image. From left, Vice Chancellor and Dean Tom Payne. 2009 Outstanding Faculty Award: David Baker 2009 Outstanding Staff Award: Evelyn Lindell 2009 Distinguished Service Award: Caleb Davis Outstanding Teaching and Advising Awards 2010 Outstanding Undergraduate Adviser: George Jesse 2010 Outstanding Senior Teacher: Donald Spiers 2010 Outstanding Early Career Teacher: Carla Barbieri 2010 Outstanding Graduate Adviser: Matthew Lucy (not pictured) Research…
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Celebration of Excellence 2010
Millions of miles to a Golden Apple
CAFNR students circle the globe in search of learning, lead by the director of the Study Abroad Program
University of Missouri students love going abroad to study. They come home to report that the experiences have changed their view of the world and other cultures. They enthusiastically share their new ideas for worthwhile careers in places that were once only names on a paper map. Helping College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources students to successfully and safely…
Big Wheels for Students
Meals on Wheels fundraiser gives students a chance to give back
Volunteering for the Columbia Meals on Wheels’ Big Wheels fundraiser meant losing several hours of sleep for Meredith Hamilton, a senior in the MU Hotel and Restaurant Program. “I got up early just for this,” she said. Hamilton is one of several student volunteers for the annual fundraiser, which takes place during the week before Valentine’s Day. People around the…
Remembering the Repulser
Carolyn Heilman will visit her uncle's true gravesite, sixty-six years after his death during a combat mission
Until just a few weeks ago, the Hardin family of Columbia, Mo. believed that James Hardin was shot down and lost over the English Channel during World War II and that his tombstone in an English cemetery was only a cross marking an empty grave. A phone call from researchers investigating the crash of his B-24 bomber on April 22,…
Soybean Hero
Henry Nguyen elected as AAAS fellow
Henry Nguyen, director of the National Center for Soybean Biotechnology at the University of Missouri, was recently elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Nguyen was honored for his distinguished research contributions in plant genetics and genomics, and his leadership in plant abiotic stress, most notably in drought tolerance. AAAS fellows are elected annually for…
Winning Dirty
The MU Soils Judging Team heads to a national competition
While Mizzou football dreams of going to a national conference event, another University of Missouri team has already cleared its regional trials and is heading for a national competition. The MU Collegiate Soils Judging Team, made up of students who study how soil forms and reacts to various management scenarios, took a solid second place in the Region Five contest…
Dining in Appreciation
Scholarships hold meaning for donors and students
More than 100 of CAFNR’s top students were able to do something not many of their peers get to do – personally thank a donor for the scholarship they received. Donors and students met and mingled, forging new friendships and sharing stories at the College’s Donor Appreciation Luncheon on Oct 13, 2009. Attendees were delighted to hear Julia Shuck, CAFNR…
MU Plant Science corn research published in Science magazine
Two University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources faculty members’ work has been showcased in Science. Published in the journal’s August issue, the co-authors’ two articles describe a massive genetic resource geneticists and breeders can use to unlock the basis of corn diversity.
Mapping new directions for K-12 education
MU prepares young people for opportunities in medical science
What do swine flu pandemics and stem cell biology have in common? Medical scientists use sophisticated mapping tools to track the development of both. The University of Missouri, with funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, is using mapping to give Missouri high school teachers and students a better understanding of fundamental concepts of human health, biology and medical sciences.
More than a century of tradition and graduates
MU's College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources launches new alumni into the world
Following a tradition started in 1874 with the first graduating class of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources celebrated its 135th graduation ceremony this May.