School of Natural Resources

Jenna Fusinatto smiling.

April 16, 2025

Jenna Fusinatto receives Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award as part of 2025 Celebration of Excellence

Fusinatto is an academic advisor in the School of Natural Resources.
A light-skinned woman with long, dark hair smiles in front of a stone wall. She is wearing a black button-up shirt.

April 16, 2025

Samantha Carter receives the 2025 CAFNR William R. Lamberson Distinguished Dissertation Award as part of Celebration of Excellence

Samantha Carter received the 2025 CAFNR William R. Lamberson Distinguished Dissertation Award for her dissertation, “Natural Resource Justice as an Anticolonial Practice: Policies of Sovereignty.” Carter earned her Ph.D. in Natural Resources in summer 2024 and now serves as a postdoctoral scholar at Northwestern University. 
Morgan Davis

April 16, 2025

Morgan Davis receives Outstanding Early Investigator Research Award as part of Celebration of Excellence

At Mizzou since 2020, Davis is a standout early-career researcher with a rapidly growing national reputation. His interdisciplinary work focuses on soil greenhouse gas emissions, soil health, cover crops and sustainable agriculture practices.
fountains at a park

April 9, 2025

A walk in the park? Research takes a deeper look at urban green spaces

Nilon’s work focuses on understanding how plants and animals use urban spaces and how people connect with those ecosystems.
Xiaoping Xin.

March 30, 2025

Xiaoping Xin

Dr. Xin’s research focuses on soil biogeochemistry processes, climate-resilient soil management, soil remediation, soil-plant interactions, crop production, precision agriculture, nanotechnology-enabled agriculture, and environmental risk assessment. She is committed to bridging the gap between academic research and practical agricultural applications, aiming to lead innovative studies in soil fertility and plant nutrition that enhance agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability in Missouri and beyond. Educational background Courses taught…
Shortfin mako shark

March 12, 2025

Mako shark trekking patterns reveal a hidden impact of changing ocean temperatures

Shortfin mako sharks, an endangered species, are among the fastest and most elusive predators in the ocean, and new research led by Michael Byrne, associate professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Missouri’s School of Natural Resources (SNR) sheds light on the limitations of their habitat availability caused by oceanography. The research tracked mako sharks over vast distances using satellite telemetry. Byrne’s findings reveal a pattern in movements and distribution of the apex predators spanning thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean, highlighting the sharks’ dependence on one very specific factor — oxygen levels in the water.
Black walnuts on a tree limb.

March 3, 2025

MU Center for Agroforestry patents first black walnut cultivar, marking a milestone for Missouri’s tree nut industry

After a quarter of a century of development, the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry made a significant step toward a long-term goal of furthering the black walnut industry in Missouri with a recent patent for its first black walnut cultivar — The UMCA® “Hickman” Walnut.

Feb. 23, 2025

Joey Meinert
A student in a Costa Rican rain forest.

Feb. 23, 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. 4, 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.