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IN THE NEWS
The first-ever discovery of prions in soil and water near Wisconsin mineral licks points to another transmission route for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The research is led by Michael Samuel (an...
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James G. Bockheim Distinguished Lecture in Soil Science
“Soil Carbon: The Labile, the Stable, and the Unknown” Dr. Sylvie Quideau, University of Alberta, Soil Biogeochemistry, Edmonton, Canada Wednesday, November 14, 2018 @ 3:45 pm in 270 Soils Bldg....
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New Technology Developed in Arriaga Lab
For more than a century, cheesemakers and vegetable processors have applied water remaining after production to open fields and farmland. The wastewater was used to wash vegetables, or contains whey...
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Online SSSA Article
The MS research of Ekrem Ozlu’s from South Dakota State University (presently PhD research assistant with Francisco Arriaga) is highlighted in Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) online news! Check...
View ArticleASSISTANT PROFESSOR at UW–Madison
The Department of Soil Science seeks applications for a tenure-track faculty position in soil microbiology. Soil microbiology is a core research area in the Department of Soil Science at the...
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Congratulations!
The Department of Soil Science is proud to announce that Thea Whitman (Assistant Professor) has received the Soil Ecology Society Early Career Research Award. This award recognizes an early career soil...
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Doug Soldat Receives Vilas Award
Extraordinary members of the Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator, and UW Regent William F. Vilas...
View ArticleSoil Science Welcomes
The Department welcomes Gafur Gozukara is a postdoctoral associate with Dr. Hartemink. He got his BS, MS, and PhD in Turkey; he will be working on Digital Soil Morphometrics. Also welcome to Dr. Nasim...
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Global Conference on Sandy Soils
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Soil Science will host a Global Conference on Sandy Soils May 31 to June 4, 2020. Sandy soils – as a group of soils – have received limited research...
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IN THE NEWS
Joel Pedersen (Professor) Check out the Wisconsin Public Radio press report on Joel’s research – hhttps://www.wpr.org/study-bleach-deactivates-cwd-prions-metal-surfaces. Geoff Siemering (Outreach...
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CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulation to Nick Balster (Associate Professor) for receiving the Fall 2019 Honored Instructor Award. Each semester, University Housing residents have the opportunity to recognize outstanding...
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2019 SOIL, WATER & NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT MEETINGS
Registration fee is $45 (includes registration, information packet, and lunch) {4 hours of Certified Crop Advisor CEU credits — 2 NM and 2 SW} Tuesday, Dec. 3 – Madison at UW Extension Office, 5201 Fen...
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500 PhDs in Soil Science
Soil science graduates at the December 2019 commencement. The 500th PhD student with yellow roses! The Department of Soil Science recently graduated its 500th PhD student, a milestone that is...
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Know Soil Science Emeritus Professors
GERHARD B. LEE Gerhard Bjarne Lee was born November 27, 1917, the second oldest son of Peter and Agnes (Grevstad) Lee, on the family dairy farm near Deerfield, Wisconsin. He attended Liberty Prairie...
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Support the Department of Soil Science
Buildings & Grounds: Jackson-Tanner Commons Fund (112-040-001) Discretionary Funds: Department of Soil Science Fund (132-761-690); Soil Science Sense of Community Fund (112-760-000); Wm. Rothermel...
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Soil Evolution Par for the Golf Course
Want a good read? Check out <https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/csa/articles/62/6/4>. You’ll recognize a few names (some still with the Department of Soil Science and others who have...
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SPRING 2017 “PROFILES” ISSUE
MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR Some days ago, we interviewed some undergraduate students for fieldwork positions in the summer. Spring has arrived (well, almost) and we are planning ahead for our...
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The Driftless Reader
Curt Meine, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and Keefe Keeley, a PhD candidate with SteveVentura are co-editors of a recently-released book about the...
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Soil Science 728 Graduate Seminar
Wednesday, March 4: “Does Red Clover Cover Cropping Make A Field Luckier? An Overview of Red Clover’s Past and Future in the Face of Climate Change” by Hanna Francis (Research Assistant with Matt...
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Fall 2018 “Profiles” Issue
MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR Our department now seems to be the only Department of Soil Science in the US. Departments at other universities across the country (as well as in many other countries)...
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