Stories

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.
Asher Skelton (middle) smiles and gives a thumbs up with two other PRST students holding bleacher chairs in Mizzou's football stadium.

June 10, 2026

PRST student builds communication skills in CAFNR summer internship 

Asher Skelton is a sophomore majoring in Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism.

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.
A tiered rock formation along a stream in fall.

June 1, 2026

Mizzou helps Smithsonian map more than 200 years of nature’s progress

The University of Missouri is among 55 institutions partnering with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute on the Lewis and Clark Trail Resurvey, a nationwide effort in commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary. Together, researchers are documenting mammal communities along the historic route and comparing them with records from the original expedition.
India Williams smiling wearing graduation stole and cords.

May 27, 2026

Environmental sciences graduate prepares to represent U.S. at International Soil Judging Contest in China 

India Williams is taking her soil judging skills to the international stage in June.
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.
Beth and Bell Foltz smile at each other with their heads in their hands in their caps and gowns on Lowry Mall.

May 10, 2026

Celebrating Our Seniors: Spring 2026

CAFNR graduates in the spotlight.

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.