MU grant funds three fellowships to study effects of biofuels on world food and fuel markets

Posted 4-21-08

(Media-Newswire.com) - COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Missouri has been awarded a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant that funds three National Needs Fellowships for training of master's and doctoral students in bioenergy economics.

Such fellowships are intended to train students in areas where there is a national need for greater scientific and professional expertise, said Wyatt Thompson, assistant professor of agricultural economics.

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