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Scientific Honors

Five CAFNR faculty members elected Fellows in AAAS

Five faculty members in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources have been elected to the rank of Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science; seven were selected University-wide in 2011.

The Chicken That Isn't

The Chicken That Isn't

MU soy chicken to hit commercial market

A food company will use CAFNR research to launch a new food product that not only tastes like chicken, but chews like it, too.

Plants Fighting Bacteria

Plants Fighting Bacteria

Discovery could lead to improved disease resistance in food crops

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a key process in a plant’s immune system response that may help future crops fight off dangerous diseases.

2011 Fall Semester in Review

Another busy semester comes to a close at MU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource and it was marked by college, alumni and student successes! The CAFNR Comes Home event was the perfect opportunity for alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff and students to celebrate their CAFNR pride, see the MU and CAFNR campus, enjoy [...]

Kitchel honored with APLU's New Teacher Award

Kitchel honored with APLU's New Teacher Award

Tracy Kitchel, associate professor and director of graduate studies, Department of Agricultural Education, has been awarded a national 2011 New Teacher Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).

Students Place in National Dairy Products Evaluation Contest

Students Place in National Dairy Products Evaluation Contest

If you asked someone to evaluate their cup of yogurt or glass of milk they would most likely shoot you a confused look or give a non-specific answer such as “good,” but that’s the not the case for the MU Dairy Products Evaluation Team. They have been trained by Coach Rick Linhardt to carefully determine [...]