Students across the nation will have new opportunities to explore artificial intelligence and emerging technologies through a $489,183 National Science Foundation award at Missouri State University. The department of computer science in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) received the three-year award for the “REU Site: Applied Research in Deep Learning” … [Read more...] about NSF award advances deep learning research at Mo State
I'm honored and excited to join the Missouri State University family. The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) has an impressive foundation, and during my first days on campus, I've been inspired by the enthusiasm, kindness and dedication of the students, faculty and staff I have had the pleasure of meeting. One of the things I enjoy most is walking across the … [Read more...] about A message from the new CNAS dean
Thanks to Missouri State University’s Education Abroad Faculty Fellows Program, Dr. Asif Ishtiaque will be able to bring sustainability and global learning together. An assistant professor in the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS), he was among eight faculty members selected for the 2026 cohort. The group … [Read more...] about Advancing sustainability through global learning
Learning does not always happen in a lecture hall. For some students, it occurs miles from the nearest town, with a backpack, a map and outdoors in nature. That is the kind of educational experience Dr. Matthew McKay, Missouri State University associate professor in the School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, has helped create for his students for nearly a decade. … [Read more...] about From field camps to far horizons
Join us in congratulating these College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) faculty members whose distinguished contributions in teaching, research and service earned them an endowed professorship at Missouri State University. Roy D. Blunt Life Science Professors Dr. Deb Finn, associate professor of biology Finn earned her PhD in Ecology from Colorado State University. … [Read more...] about A recognition of excellence