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Tom Johnson Receives Provost Award

Tom Johnson Receives Provost Award

Tom Johnson, professor of agricultural economics at the University of Missouri, was one of two recipients of the 2012 MU Provost's Award for Leadership in International Education. The award recognize faculty who have provided outstanding leadership in strengthening MU's international dimension. Johnson joined the MU faculty in 1997 as the Frank Miller Professor of Agricultural [...]

Blooming Success

Blooming Success

Tiger Garden's Martin honored by International floral group

Kim Martin, Tiger Garden’s Supervisor and CAFNR Plant Sciences Design Instructor, has been recognized by the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) as a recipient of its coveted Certified Floral Designer (CFD) designation. Martin was granted this designation after successfully completing the Professional Floral Design Evaluation (PFDE) earlier this summer immediately prior to the Institute’s [...]

Russell Receives MU Service Champions Award

Russell Receives MU Service Champions Award

Jan Russell was honored with the MU Service Champions Award for May 2012. Jan, an executive staff assistant to Bryan Garton, was surprised with the award by members of MU’s Staff Advisory Council. This award is presented to one individual each month who best epitomizes the four core values of the University: Respect, Responsibility, Discovery, [...]

RSS Win

RSS Win

Students and Faculty Earn Rural Sociology Society Recognition

Students and faculty members of the Rural Sociology Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources presented and were honored at the Rural Sociology Society (RSS) 2012 annual meetings in Chicago.

TripAdvisor Honor

TripAdvisor Honor

CAFNR's Bed and Breakfast awarded the Certificate of Excellence

TripAdvisor has awarded The Gathering Place Bed & Breakfast with the Certificate of Excellence: A Testimonial to Your High Standards. The online service offers travel and hotel reviews based on traveler feedback. The Gathering Place received 48 visitor reviews – 47 rated the B&B excellent and one rated it as very good. The latest review [...]

Pew Scholar

Peter Cornish receives a large grant to fund research project

Peter Cornish, assistant professor of biochemistry and University of Missouri Informatics Institute core faculty, was selected as Pew Scholar in recognition for his recent research project, “Investigation of RNA Unwinding and Ribosomal Frameshifting.” Cornish’s project focuses on how viruses disrupt the function of ribosomes, large molecules in the body that create proteins and are responsible [...]