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As an undergraduate bioenvironmental sciences major, Julie Howe ’95 ’99 wasn’t interested in taking the required introductory soil science class. But what she learned about soil opened her eyes to ...

MADISON, WI, SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 -- Emphasizing cross-disciplinary concepts in teaching soil science courses, such as mass-volume relationships, can help undergraduates learn real-world, ...

Welcome to module one of the Building Soil Master Course, where Leah Webb describes how you can build your soil over time. She goes over the different components of soil, its chemistry, and the ...

Soils present a marvelous opportunity for science students to see the practical real-world implications and applications of the principles of basic physics, biology and chemistry. Soils play key roles ...

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What is needed for plants to grow? How might you select which plants would be best to reforest a desert? How long do you think it might take to go from a desert to a forest? What positive and negative ...

Plant and Soil Sciences Ph.D. alumna Elizabeth Smith uses machine learning to investigate soil respiration and the carbon cycle One of the world’s most critical processes is soil respiration. That’s ...

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Soil sciences encompass the study of soil formation, classification, and its critical functions in sustaining ecosystems and agricultural systems. The discipline integrates pedology, soil chemistry, ...