Office of Culture, Access and Belonging

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  MSUFCU CANR Dean’s Choice Award honors 2025 recipients

  Published on October 7, 2025
  The MSUFCU CANR Dean’s Choice Award honors students who show leadership and a commitment to advancing access and belonging. The 2025 recipients are Carmen “Betty” Powers and Julian Rafael.

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  A fearless force for good

  Published on May 6, 2025
  Celebrating the impactful career and legacy of MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Professor Emeritus Dr. Eunice Foster.

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  AgrAbility helping MSU AgBioResearch center implement assistive technology to support worker

  Published on January 7, 2025
  The Michigan AgrAbility team is supporting a worker at the MSU Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center with the design and implementation of assistive technology.

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  MSU scientist honored with research award from North American Regional Science Council

  Published on December 2, 2024
  Craig Carpenter was presented the award on Nov. 15.

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  Empowering futures: MSU CANR students awarded Dean’s Choice Award

  Published on August 27, 2024
  CANR students Natali Gonzalez and Lavonnes Bolds were recently selected as recipients of the MSUFCU CANR Dean’s Choice Award, a scholarship aiming to address the issue of access in higher education

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  Inaugural Junior MANRRS Leadership Symposium successfully engages Michigan youth

  Published on April 19, 2024
  More than 100 young students introduced to careers in agriculture, natural resources

• Dr. Foster awarded for dedication and achievement

  Published on September 22, 2023
  Dr. Eunice Foster was awarded with the Extraordinary Excellence in Diversity Award for her dedicated years of coordinating, teaching, research and leadership.

• New $1.95M USDA grant to support training of diverse agriculture professionals in soil organic carbon assessment

  Published on June 1, 2023
  The grant is funded through USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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  CANR provides rankings on department, unit initiatives around DEI

  Published on May 3, 2023
  The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will honor the 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Badge Awards recipients at the CANR Faculty and Staff Reception on May 11.