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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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nov. 12, 2024
Celebrating our distinguished alumni: CAFNR Column Awards 2024
From left to right: David Larsen, Jonathan Dyer, Blake Hurst, Joel Spencer and Julian Lenis. Not pictured: Kendra Kattelmann. The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources honored six recipients with the 2024 CAFNR Column Award for Distinguished Alumni. This is the only award specifically for alumni presented by the college – the highest honor bestowed by the College in celebration of outstanding alumni. The awardee class includes one graduate from each of CAFNR’s six divisions, reflecting the six historic columns at the University of Missouri. View the event photo album. School of Natural ResourcesDavid LarsenB.S. Forestry ’78, M.S.
Nov. 11, 2024
Q&A with first-generation student Cameron Lor
In honor of National First-Generation Student Week, Cameron Lor, senior natural resource science and management major from Lee's Summit, Missouri, discusses his experience as a first-generation college student.
Nov. 11, 2024
Q&A with first-generation student Branden Lor
In honor of National First-Generation Student Week, Branden Lor, senior natural resource science and management major from Lee's Summit, Missouri, discusses his experience as a first-generation college student.
Oct. 30, 2024
Uncovering roots of agricultural simplification: NSF grant fuels SNR professor’s mission to transform farming practices, revitalize rural communities
American farmers have cherished their symbiotic relationship with the land they farm for generations. They care for the land, and the land provides a bountiful harvest that feeds the nation in return. But, what if, somewhere along the way, in that effort to care for the land, we got “stuck” and found ourselves in systems that no longer served the land we tend and depend on so much?
Oct. 28, 2024
Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism alumni begin their careers through connections to Mizzou Athletics
Through the Parks, Recreation, Sport and Tourism degree program, CAFNR students can complete their senior capstone with Mizzou Athletics before potentially moving into a full-time staff role.