Division of Applied Social Sciences
DASS News
International AwardeesCAFNR team members receive MU International Engagement Awards
Excellent Educators
CAFNR professors receive MU Excellence in Education Award
Farm Outlook 2013
Cattle and crop prices lower, a bullish dairy market
Setting the World's Plate
CAFNR panel discusses strategies to meet global challenges
An IDEA of an Award
Kitchel receives national recognition
$7.7 Billion
MU study shows economic impact of Missouri's dairy industry
Taking the Midwest West
Ben Burditt, co-founder of furniture company, tells his own tale
Farm Bill, or Not
Budget issues continue to delay farm policy
The Division of Applied Social Sciences (DASS) is one of six academic units within the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR). DASS is home to the following academic program areas:
- Agricultural and Applied Economics
- Agricultural Education and Leadership
- Science and Agricultural Journalism
- Rural Sociology
In addition, DASS houses several centers, institutes and programs:
Our division's purpose is to develop and empower decision makers who can manage the global food and natural resource systems and lead rural communities. Our mission is to be the leading institution in outreach-driven education and research that integrates science-based information into public and private decision making.
While much of our focus is on issues of concern to Missouri, we do work that directly affects national policy. We also are involved internationally on a significant scale.