MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Kathryn Vanden Hoek

Aug. 14, 2023

Fungal friends and flora

Senior Kathryn Vanden Hoek shares how her summer research project at Harvard is helping us create more accurate climate prediction models.

Top row: Kameron Hahn, Rosalie Ierardi and Melissa LaMartina. Bottom row: Kathryn Vanden Hoek and Kent Waller

Aug. 14, 2023

What I did for my summer research project

From working to save endangered species at the St. Louis Zoo to studying cancer in Germany — meet five Tigers who spent their summer breaks exploring the world and uncovering new truths.

composite of 10 faculty photos

Aug. 10, 2023

New faculty share why they chose Mizzou

Faculty members are gearing up for the first week of classes. To celebrate, 10 Tigers explain what brought them to MU.

group photo of cherng scholars

Aug. 10, 2023

Fourteen Tigers named Cherng Summer Scholars

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July 31, 2023

Five things to know about Mizzou at the 2023 State Fair

The Missouri State Fair runs Aug. 10-20 in Sedalia, Missouri. Before you go, here are a few tips to help you have a Tiger-filled experience.

Kiho Lee and Bethany Redel work in the lab in the Animal Sciences Research Center at MU

July 20, 2023

$3 million grant awarded to MU researcher for leading biomedical and agricultural innovation

A dual-benefit grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health will support scientific exploration to refine gene-editing processes that are poised to inform biomedical and agricultural innovation.

Herd of black Angus cattle in field. Source: Shutterstock

July 19, 2023

New study uses gene prediction tool to select premium grade Angus herds in Missouri and across the United States

In his latest research study, University of Missouri’s Jared Decker proves a new genomic prediction tool can help select best-in-class commercial cattle for superior breeding characteristics.

Farmer surveys crops in field.

July 17, 2023

Ask the expert: What’s causing the severe Midwestern drought?

University of Missouri climate expert and interim state climatologist Anthony Lupo explains the atmospheric patterns driving drought conditions in the Midwest.

Randall Prather, NAI induction ceremony

July 6, 2023

National Academy of Inventors names MU’s Randall Prather to 2022 Fellows Program

Prather is one of only 169 academic inventors to receive the prestigious honor this year.

Crop tool at work in a field

June 29, 2023

New agricultural economist survey forecasts key drivers of U.S. ag outlook

The University of Missouri’s agricultural policy research centers, in partnership with Farm Journal, will release a national monthly survey of leading agricultural economists to forecast agricultural market trends.

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