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COLUMBIA - The University of Missouri commemorated the legacy of its first Black teacher Wednesday with a ceremony dedicating a science laboratory and establishing a scholarship in his name. The newly-renovated Henry Kirklin Learning Laboratory was officially christened by faculty of the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR). "A college took an opportunity to partner with the local community to recognize an important individual in the colleges history,” said Christo...

A lab in MUs Agriculture Building will be named the Henry Kirklin Plant Sciences Learning Laboratory after the man believed to be the first Black teacher at MU, according to a news release. MU will hold a virtual dedication ceremony at 2 p.m. Wednesday. It will be open to the public and will include a special surprise announcement, according to the news release. Kirklin was born into slavery in 1858. He later became a renowned gardener and taught lab classes for the MU Horticulture Departmen...

Courtesy University of Missouri FINDING COVER: The University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources is going to dive deeper into regenerative agriculture by forming a new Center for Regenerative Agriculture. It will look at what cover crop systems work best in the state’s diverse farming landscape. The new center researches the best cover crops to plant, along with livestock integration. Missouri is home to the first Center for Regenerative...