School of Natural Resources

Mizzou Meteorology Club at conference.

Oct. 27, 2025

SNR clubs provide unique opportunities to students

Current students say it's important to know how the clubs offered by CAFNR foster an environment of growth, community and innovation, allowing its students to get the most enriching education possible. For students wanting to branch out and receive as many professional opportunities as possible, SNR clubs are just the place for them to be.
A busy booth.

Oct. 7, 2025

Celebrating Missouri’s perennial harvest at the Missouri Chestnut Roast Festival

This year’s Missouri Chestnut Roast will take place 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, at HARF, and will include crowd-favorite activities such as roasted chestnut samples, live music, kids' activities and tours of the historic Hickman House. This year the festival also offers opportunities to buy a locally sourced lunch prepared by Pasta La Fata, take a wagon tour of the research farm, purchase plants and trees, pick your own pumpkin, sample custom-made agroforestry ice cream flavors crafted by Buck’s Ice Cream Place, and explore more than 30 agroforestry vendors, educational organizations and artisans.
Kari Owens

Sep. 22, 2025

Kari Owens
Historic columns in sunlight

Sep. 10, 2025

CAFNR welcomes new faculty for Fall 2025

CAFNR welcomes 12 new faculty members.
A group of ROTC students in uniform.

Aug. 29, 2025

Alumna forecasts a bright future with the U.S. Air Force

Since graduating from the University of Missouri’s School of Natural Resources in May 2025, Kirsten Robinson has launched a career that combines her passions for atmospheric sciences and military service.
Drew Dittmer

Aug. 19, 2025

Drew Dittmer
Christine Brodsky smiling outdoors.

Aug. 7, 2025

Christine C. Brodsky

Christine Brodsky is an Assistant Professor of Urban Ecology at the University of Missouri in the School of Natural Resources. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri, M.S. from the University of Delaware, and B.S. from the University of Massachusetts. Her dissertation research was conducted within the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, a Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program. After completing her Ph.D., she worked as a faculty member within Pittsburg State University’s Biology Department. She is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and currently serves on the Advisory Board for the Urban Biodiversity and Design (URBIO) international network. Brodsky also has a…
Historic columns in sunlight

July 23, 2025

2025 C-DRIG recipients announced

The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Office of Research offers the CAFNR Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (C-DRIG) of up to $2,000 to support or partially support dissertation research projects proposed by doctoral students in the College. Eligible students will have completed their coursework and have advanced to candidacy or will advance to candidacy within six months of the C-DRIG awards. Proposals are evaluated by the CAFNR Research Council, an advisory body that advises CAFNR Office of Research and is made up of representatives from each Division in the College. This year, six awardees were granted $2,000 each. The…
Shortfin mako shark

July 21, 2025

Mizzou Researcher Helps Map Global Threats to Marine Megafauna in Landmark UN-Backed Study

As part of a massive international research effort aimed at protecting the ocean’s most vulnerable wildlife, Mizzou researcher Michael Byrne contributed vital data on mako sharks to a landmark study recently published in Science.
Rick Relyea outside smiling.

July 18, 2025

Rick Relyea

Educational background Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolution, University of Michigan, 1999 Courses taught Ecology Animal Behavior…