Upcoming Events and Important Notices

CNAS Dean’s search open forum with next candidate will take place at 3:00 PM on April 7th in Blunt Hall 101. Information can be found on the Provost Office website.

CNAS Faculty and Staff Awards nominations are due to the Dean’s office by 5:00 PM, Monday April 6.  You can view the CNAS Awards Policy here. The Awards ceremony will take place April 21^st in the Union Club at 3:30 PM.

CNAS Undergrad Research Symposium is April 16, 2026. We are currently accepting abstracts until 5:00 PM, April 7 and they can be sent to CNAS@MissouriState.edu. See attached flyer!Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting – April 10-11 at Missouri State.  Agenda posted Annual Meeting – Missouri Academy of Science  Missouri Junior Academy of Science is looking for more judges (9:30 AM-1:00 PM, Friday, April 10th). If you are interested, contact Damon Bassett (DBassett@MissouriState.edu).

The Bear Pantry needs rice and spices. The Dean’s Office (Blunt Hall 110) has a donation bin or you can deliver directly to the Bear Pantry in the PSU.  You can donate money to the Bear Pantry through the Foundation here: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1691/foundation/interior.aspx?sid=1691&gid=2&pgid=1909

Water and Sustainability Panels will be taking place April 27^th as part of Mo State Research Week. Lunch is included, if you plan to attend RSVP at the link below.

Mo State Research Week: Water & Sustainability Panels | efactory

Einhellig Interdisciplinary Forum is April 17, 2026. Sign up here to be a judge: https://graduate.missouristate.edu/CurrentStudents/EIDF-Judge.htm

CNAS Seminars – All are welcome!

April 6, CSC Seminar: Spencer Thomas “SAM2-Driven Leukocyte Tracking: A Semi Automated Framework for Robust In Vivo Vascular Cell Analysis” and Christopher Householder “Rethinking the Encoder-Decoder Structure for Transformer-Based Time Series Forecasting”  3:35-4:25 PM, via Zoom.

April 10, BIO Seminar: Dr. Kelley Fritz “At the Water’s Edge: Resource Subsidies Across Aquatic-Terrestrial Boundaries”, Roy Blunt Hall 103, 4:00-5:00 PM.

April 13, SEES Seminar: Dr. Bernard Kitheka “Lessons along the planetary trail: some path to global citizenship”, Roy Blunt Hall 121, 2:30-3:30 PM.

April 16, PAMS Seminar: Dr. Charles Steinhardt, Kemper Hall 204, 4:00-5:00 PM.

April 17, BIO Seminar: Dr. Claire Hemmingway “Irrational bees? How cognitive biases shape bumblebee foraging behavior”, Roy Blunt Hall 103, 4:00-5:00 PM.

April 23, PAMS Seminar: Dr. Julius de Rojas, Kemper 204, 4:00-5:00 PM.

April 27, SEES Seminar: Dr. Abigail Cochran: “Access is Not Accidental: Transportation and Substance Use Disorder Treatment” Roy Blunt Hall 121, 2:30-3:30 PM.

CNAS NEWS 

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The Academic Advisor next event is April 6th.  Academic Advisor Forums – Academic Advising and Transfer Center – Missouri State

Roy Blunt Hall Construction Update:

Renovation continues.  Updates are being sent to unit leaders weekly.  Let me know if you are not receiving them.

 Cheek Hall Construction Update:

Current Construction Schedule.

• Phase 2 Start: NOW, Completion – December of 2026

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