Department News
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May 3, 2018 -
April 16, 2018 -
Retired Professor Anastasios D. Karathanasis led a team of soil scientists to produce the recently released "Kentucky Soil Atlas." From the preface, "This Soil Atlas has been prepared as an aid to further the knowledge of soils in our state and provide a basic exposure of Kentucky’s soil resources to educators, students, natural resource planners, policy makers, citizens and visitors.
April 3, 2018 -
University of Kentucky researchers have a long, storied history of working with farmers and stakeholders to make the state’s agricultural community world leaders in innovation and adaption. Today, they joined together to break ground on the Grain and Forage Center of Excellence, a facility that will allow them to continue this rich tradition.
March 18, 2018 -
Congratulations to the winners of the First Annual 3-Minute-Thesis CompetitionFebruary 20, 2018 -
Mahtaab Bagherzadeh is one of 18 graduate student members of the ASA, CSSA and SSSA who will receive the Future Leaders in Science Award in 2018.February 15, 2018 -
Plant and Soil Sciences Extension Professor, Dr.
December 13, 2017 -
Dr. Maythem AL-Amery, a PSS graduate, was named a CESL STAR in a ceremony on December 4, 2017.December 11, 2017 -
Arthur Hunt, professor in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is among the newest Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. Association members elect Fellows for their distinguished efforts to advance science or its application. The association’s Section on Biological Sciences nominated Hunt.November 28, 2017 -
Saadi Shahadha, IPSS graduate student in soil physics, recently won third place in the ‘Examples of Model Applications in Field Research’ student poster competition at the 2017 ASA/CSSA meeting. Saadi received a certificate and a cash award for his poster "Crop Evapotranspiration and Crop Coefficients - Sources of Uncertainty".
November 13, 2017