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Congratulations to Francisco Arriaga (Associate Professor) on being named to the Scientific Advisory Committee of The Soil Health Institute (SHI).  Also named to the Committee is Julie Howe (an alum…

Message from the Department Chair (Vol. 11, No. 2 of “Profiles”) — These are strange times. We left our offices mid-March and have not been back or only sporadically since.…

The estate of Elsa Thomsen established the Louis and Elsa Thomsen Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships to support graduate students who demonstrate excellence in research. Four fellowships have been awarded for…

Congratulations to Alfred Hartemink on being elected chair of the Pedology Division of the Soil Science Society of America. In addition, he has been appointed by the National Academy to…

Message from the Department Chair {Photo 2019-2020 Soil Science Graduate Students} We just graduated our 500th PhD student – exactly 101 years after our first PhD student graduated. Soil science…

Message from the Department Chair Every morning when I come in (and I try to come in with the birds as Champ Tanner and Emil Truog taught us) I have…

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…

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…

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 classroom instructors through the Honored…