School of Natural Resources

Feb. 24, 2025

Joey Meinert
A student in a Costa Rican rain forest.

Feb. 24, 2025

Environmental sciences major explores new ecosystem through Gilman Scholarship

Lindsey Cunningham, junior environmental sciences major from Springfield, Missouri, studied abroad in Costa Rica over winter break.
A group of students pose for a photo.

Feb. 5, 2025

First woman of Mizzou wildlife

Katheryn Paullus, BS ’47, Mizzou’s pioneering female graduate in conservation, transformed the field with bobwhite quail research that inspired generations.
A collage of photos from the 2024 Agroforestry symposium

Jan. 16, 2025

Center for Agroforestry to host 16th Annual Symposium

The University of Missouri’s Center for Agroforestry is holding its 16th  Agroforestry Symposium: Working Lands for Restoration and Harvest on Jan. 30 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the center for Missouri Studies in Columbia, Mo.
Photo of Rick Relyea holding a striped bass

Jan. 16, 2025

Inaugural director named for Johnny Morris Institute of Fisheries, Wetlands & Aquatic Systems

The Johnny Morris Institute of Fisheries, Wetlands and Aquatic Systems at the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) has selected Rick Relyea as its first director, starting July 1, 2025.

Dec. 10, 2024

Graduate Student Spotlight: Q&A with Jhonathan Ordinola Diaz

What is your research focus?  My research focuses on energy policy and their implications on the population. Currently, I am conducting research on the public perception of nuclear waste in Missouri, learning from the public’s experience, to approximate the concerns that will occur in a future permanent repository, yet to be defined by the Department of Energy, but needed soon. Jhonathan Ordinola Diaz Why does this field interest you?  I grew up in a small town in northern Peru (Pucala), surrounded by huge sugar cane fields owned by a single company. Our water, air and energy sources were closely affected…
A student poses for a photo on the Mizzou football field.

Dec. 9, 2024

CAFNR Senior Spotlight – Q&A with Lindsey Batson

Batson is a senior graduating in December with a degree in parks, recreation, sport and tourism.
Three people pose for an award presentation.

Dec. 6, 2024

Jason Young, instructor in the School of Natural Resources, receives the Golden Apple Award

Young, internship supervisor for Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism students in the School of Natural Resources, received the award to acknowledge his teaching excellence.
A group of students poses for a photo with their professor.

Nov. 15, 2024

Shuangyu Xu, assistant professor in the School of Natural Resources, receives the Golden Apple Award

Xu, the only professor of tourism in the School of Natural Resources, received the award to acknowledge her teaching excellence.
A student works in a computer lab.

Nov. 14, 2024

Environmental Sciences students get hands-on experience creating the Campus Weather Forecast

Students with an emphasis in Atmosphere prepare for their careers as meteorologists by assembling the campus weather forecast each week.