Each year, CNAS recognize outstanding faculty and staff. On May 3, awards were given to the winners. Each award winner receives a certificate and a small monetary award. The awards were: CNAS Excellence Award — Staff Katy Frederick-Hudson, microbiology laboratory coordinator Atwood Research and Teaching Award: The recipient will receive $2,500 to continue … [Read more...] about CNAS faculty and staff receive awards
The second annual Missouri Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (MOLSAMP) Conference was March 8-10 in Jefferson City, Missouri. MOLSAMP encourages minorities to enter STEM fields and works to ensure their successful academic retention and graduation. This conference serves as a forum for undergraduate students from the Missouri State LSAMP alliance institutions … [Read more...] about Keeping minorities in STEM fields
Several undergraduate and graduate students from Missouri State attended the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 21–23. The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) started a chapter at Missouri State this semester. LSAMP began after the registration date to present at ERN, but Deb Ehie, LSAMP graduate assistant, is … [Read more...] about Creating Missouri State’s emerging researchers
From July 23-27, the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) teamed up with the Discovery Center to bring a week of science to nine students. Students ages 11-14 spent a week touring CNAS and learning from faculty and graduate assistants. About their week On Monday, they explored cooperative engineering with Drs. Tayo Obafemi-Ajayi, assistant professor, and Matt … [Read more...] about Discovery Center students learn at Missouri State
Energy consumption is something to worry about. As the carbon footprint grows and grows, students look for ways to tame the ever-growing beast. Patrick Toplikar, a student of the cooperative engineering program, received funding to look into sustainable street lights. With help from an Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experience (OURE) grant from … [Read more...] about First steps in sustainable street lights