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MoLSAMP students aim high at national event

July 15, 2025 by Emmy Dressler

Dr. Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi (third from left), associate professor in the cooperative engineering program, with MoLSAMP students. With her (from left to right) are Talon Mitchell, Jaslyn Johnson, Brynn Kayhill, and Christopher Wells.

A group of students in the Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MoLSAMP) program at Missouri State University took their research to the national stage. They attended the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) April 4-6 in Atlanta, Georgia. The American Association for the Advancement … [Read more...] about MoLSAMP students aim high at national event

Filed Under: CNAS students, News Tagged With: Biology, conference, MoLSAMP program, Student Success, Students, Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi

Engineering purpose into every lesson

July 15, 2025 by Emmy Dressler

Dr. Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi (left), associate professor in the cooperative engineering program, with Dr. Jorge Rebaza-Vasquez (right), CNAS associate dean.

This spring, the Board of Governors at Missouri State University honored six employees for their exemplary commitment to the university’s public affairs mission. One of the recipients of the prestigious Board of Governors’ Excellence in Public Affairs Award was Dr. Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi. She is an associate professor in the cooperative engineering program. The award comes … [Read more...] about Engineering purpose into every lesson

Filed Under: CNAS faculty, cooperative engineering, News Tagged With: Awards, Cooperative Engineering, faculty, MoLSAMP program, Public Affairs, Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi

Gain support for financial hardship

May 1, 2025 by Morgan E. Tinin

S-STEM and MoLSAMP students

The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) at Missouri State University offers extra support to students experiencing financial hardship.   The help comes through various forms, such as the Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) and Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MoLSAMP).   On March 4, S-STEM and … [Read more...] about Gain support for financial hardship

Filed Under: CNAS students Tagged With: Ajay Katangur, MoLSAMP program, S-STEM, Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi

Supporting research among underrepresented STEM scholars

June 2, 2021 by Ashley Lenahan

A young woman wearing a blazer types on the keyboard of her laptop. Photo by Christina Morillo from Pexels.

Advancing STEM research requires building connections between contributors.  The 2021 Missouri Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (MOLSAMP) Undergraduate Research Symposium, which took place April 9-11, allowed participating STEM scholars to present their research and extend their networks.   Eight students from the Missouri State University MoLSAMP … [Read more...] about Supporting research among underrepresented STEM scholars

Filed Under: Biology, Chemistry, CNAS faculty, CNAS students, Geography Geology and Planning, Mathematics Tagged With: Adam Wanekaya, Avery Russell, Daniel Padilla, Dorian DeHart, First Year Scholars program, Kaylene Reyes, Kyoungtae Kim, Laszlo Kovacs, Melida Gutierrez, Mikala Meadows, MoLSAMP program, Nikolay Gerasimchuk, Ramona Gomez, STEM, Steven Senger, Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi, Vanessa Morales

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