Mizzou Central provided a one-stop shop for fairgoers to explore resources, enjoy demonstrations and learn about everything the university has to offer.
Aug. 11, 2025 Contact: Janese Heavin, heavinj@missouri.edu Photos by Abbie Lankitus and Genevieve Howard
From hands-on experiments to Buck's Ice Cream, the University of Missouri brought a little black-and-gold magic to the Missouri State Fair.
At Mizzou Central, fairgoers are enjoying cooking demonstrations, hands-on activities and the opportunity to meet experts in agriculture, health care, education, arts and more.
Scroll down to see images from this year's Missouri State Fair, which continues through Aug. 17.
University of Missouri President Mun Choi joined Gov. Mike Kehoe and other state leaders at the fair's Opening Ceremony.A representative for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), greets fairgoers.A child interacts with a display at the College of Education and Human Development booth at Mizzou Central.University of Missouri Extension provides food demonstrations daily at Mizzou Central.Fairgoers enjoy Buck's Ice Cream, which is made fresh by students in CAFNR's Division of Food, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences.Linda Hoover, M Ed '03, serves as one of the Missouri State Fair's artists-in-residence, whose works are featured in the Fine Arts Building.An MU Health Care representative provides a CPR demonstration.Bryan Garton, senior associate dean and director of academic programs at CAFNR; Matthew Martens, provost and executive vice chancellor at Mizzou; and Shibu Jose, associate dean of research at CAFNR, represent the university at the Missouri Pork Association's The Pork Place.A representative from the College of Veterinary Medicine teaches fairgoers about animals.Truman the Tiger assists a fairgoer at the Tiger Team Store booth.Fairgoers learn about the University of Missouri Research Reactor, which produces medical isotopes for radiopharmaceuticals. Fairgoers line up to learn more about Mizzou's College of Arts and Science.President Choi and CAFNR Dean Christopher Daubert answer questions for television crews.Mizzou representatives provide information about the university at Mizzou Central.
