Diversity has always served as an important value at Missouri State. With recent events, the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) is taking a renewed look at how we can facilitate diversity at the university. We have prepared diversity initiatives to ensure the college can best promote diversity, inclusion and cultural consciousness. “There is so much … [Read more...] about Diversity initiatives of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences
The College of Natural and Applies Sciences is excited to announce that the 2020 issue of Mind’s Eye features the work of Dr. Xiaomin Qiu. Read an excerpt from her story: Qiu gathers and analyzes data to better understand the connections between variables and outcomes. One question she posed: What was the greatest contributing factor to successful math scores on the … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Dr. Xiaomin Qiu
The College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) at Missouri State University and Discovery Center of Springfield (DCS) share a love of science. For this reason, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, CNAS initiated and organized a donation drive among the college’s student organizations to benefit DCS. About the donation The collected donation items included paper towels, … [Read more...] about Donating to further discoveries
The American Association of Geographers (AAG) hosted their annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 10-14. In addition to presenting, networking and learning, several students participated in the Geography Bowl. Presentations Several Missouri State students and faculty presented (indicated by the *). An author in bold indicates s/he is from Missouri State. … [Read more...] about Geography Bowl, papers, presentations and networking: The makings of a great conference
Two College of Natural and Applied Sciences professors are taking on extra responsibilities this year by serving as new associate deans. Kyoungtae Kim Dr. Kyoungtae Kim is currently a professor of biology and started his new associate dean of research and graduate programs appointment June 1. Last year Kim won the Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence in addition to … [Read more...] about Moving Forward with Missouri State