Stories

Mizzou's soil judging team members stand together and smile while holding their awards.

Oct. 18, 2026

Mizzou’s soil judging team sees success at regional competition 

The team placed first in team judging and second overall, with two individual students receiving second and third place overall.
Jenna Fusinatto is an academic advisor for students in the parks, recreation and sport degree program.

Sep. 20, 2026

CAFNR academic advisor receives 2026 MACADA Outstanding Advising Award 

Jenna Fusinatto received the award from the Missouri Academic Advising Association (MACADA).

Aug. 31, 2026

2026 Joy of Discovery Seed Grant Program recipients announced

The 2026 Joy of Discovery Seed Grant Program recipients were announced recently by CAFNR Associate Dean for Research Shibu Jose.
Sonja smiling.

Aug. 3, 2026

PRST professor inducted into American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration 

Sonja Wilhelm Stanis is a parks, recreation, sport and tourism (PRST) professor.
Jenna Fusinatto is an academic advisor for students in the parks, recreation and sport degree program.

June 11, 2026

CAFNR academic advisor honored with Advisor of the Year Award 

Jenna Fusinatto is an academic advisor for the Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism (PRST) degree program.

June 7, 2026

SNR faculty member named to ASLO Board of Directors

Rebecca North, associate professor in the School of Natural Resources, has been named to the Association for the Science of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Board of Directors. North will begin her term July 1.
Agriculture Building

May 12, 2026

CAFNR announces 2026 awardees of dissertation grants

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.
Sonja smiling.

May 11, 2026

CAFNR professor receives Provost’s Award for University Citizenship in Mentoring 

Sonja Wilhelm Stanis, a professor in the University of Missouri’s School of Natural Resources, received the 2026 award.

April 30, 2026

Lupo appointed to EPA Science Advisory Board

Anthony Lupo, professor of atmospheric science, has been appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Board. Selected by Administrator Lee Zeldin, Lupo joins a group of 36 experts providing scientific counsel to help guide federal environmental policy.
Three men, including Rick Relyea in the middle, stand in front of a banner with logos for the Davis College at Texas Tech University.

April 30, 2026

Relyea receives Texas Tech Distinguished Alumni Award

Rick Relyea, director of the Johnny Morris Institute of Fisheries, Wetlands and Aquatic Systems, has been honored with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award from Texas Tech University’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.