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Chair's Note, December 2016

Published on December 5, 2016
Chair's Note, December 2016
Alumnus shapes learning, influences policy at Yale

Published on December 5, 2016
When Eli Fenichel started his graduate studies at Michigan State University, he was certain he didn’t want to be an academic. Fast forward 13 years, and he’s an assistant professor at Yale University.
Scorsone and MSU Extension Center recognized by USDA

Published on December 1, 2016
Director Eric Scorsone and his team members at the MSU Extension Center for Local Government Finance and Policy have been recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for their work in the midst of the financial crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Success through collaborative scholarship

Published on December 1, 2016
Assistant professor Saweda Liverpool-Tasie loves collaborative scholarship—and she’s good at it.
AFRE People and Awards December 2016

Published on December 1, 2016
AFRE People and Awards for December 2016
Giving TUEsday campaign to raise funds for CANR Student Club Grants

Published on November 29, 2016
Did participation in a student club enhance your MSU experience? This year's #GivingTUEsday campaign in the college is to raise $5,000 to support Student Club Grants through the CANR Alumni Association.
First conference of the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project

Published on October 17, 2016
On Sept. 27-28, the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project held its first conference at the Rockview Hotel Royale in Abuja.
Swinton named president of Agricultural & Applied Economics Association

Published on August 1, 2016
Scott Swinton, former associate chairperson in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics at MSU, has been elected president-elect of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. His term begins Aug. 1.
From the Chairperson (Spring 2016)

Published on June 7, 2016
From the Chairperson
Blogging with Bloem

Published on June 7, 2016
Blogging may not on the top of most applied economists’ lists of priorities, if it even makes those lists at all.
Nakasone uses information technology to reach farmers

Published on June 7, 2016
In rural areas of developing countries, information can move slowly. For farmers in those countries, this speed has consequences for their business decisions.
Undergrad Program Makeover

Published on June 7, 2016
The curriculum for undergraduate majors in the Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics (AFRE) has a fresh face after receiving a makeover that kicked off in July 2015.
AFRE People and Awards (Spring 2016)

Published on June 7, 2016
AFRE People and Awards (Spring 2016)
AFRE Alumni news (Spring 2016)

Published on June 7, 2016
AFRE Alumni news (Spring 2016)
Seeking Tenure Track Asst./Assoc. Professor of Production Economics and Farm Management

Published on May 18, 2016
Assistant/Associate Professor of Production Economics and Farm Management
Seeking Tenure Track Asst./Assoc. Professor of Agricultural Applied Economics

Published on May 18, 2016
Assistant/Associate Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics
CANR Outstanding Student Leadership Award recipient

Published on April 25, 2016
Elizabeth (“Liz”) Brajevich is the 2016 CANR Outstanding Student Leadership Award winner.
CANR Outstanding Student Leadership Award

Published on April 18, 2016
Nominees for the Outstanding Student Leadership Award have shown service and leadership in the college, department or school and through their university activities.
CANR faculty, alum honored at International Awards Ceremony

Published on April 18, 2016
From working to alleviate poverty to making strides toward global food security, CANR researchers are showing that Spartans have what it takes to make a difference.
MSU awarded $4.4 mil for food security work in Mali

Published on March 31, 2016
Michigan State University has been awarded $4.4 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development in Mali to strengthen the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy.
CANR students tapped for Clinton Global Initiative University meeting

Published on March 17, 2016
Three CANR students are among 10 Spartans planning to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University annual meeting in California next month based on their ambitious plans to address areas such as education, poverty and the environment.