UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department
Doctoral candidate Andressa Freitas in the Soil and Water Sciences Department has received the Emerging Scholar Award from the Association for Academic Women (AAW) at the University of Florida. The honor is supported by the… Read More
Dawn Lucas started working with the UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department when it was simply known as the Soil Science Department. This month, she is retiring after 40-years of service with us. We talked… Read More
by Morgan Gallaher Hi, I’m Morgan Gallagher, a senior at Virginia Tech studying environmental science and French. I was one of five students selected for a Summer Undergraduate Research at Florida (SURF) in the College of Agriculture… Read More
By Julio Pachón and Victoria Steinnecker Laikipia County rests in the heart of Kenya, beneath the second tallest mountain in Africa to the southeast and the Great Rift Valley to the west. Its resilient, semi-arid… Read More
The UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center (REC) held a Field Day on April 5, 2018. During the event, Dr. Maria Silveira, Associate Professor, Soil Fertility and Water Quality, spoke about “Application of Biosolids to… Read More
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Dr. Samuel Smidt has joined the Soil and Water Sciences Department as an Assistant Professor of Watershed Science. We asked him some questions to learn more about his background and future plans. Can you tell us… Read More
Dr. Mary Lusk has joined the Soil and Water Sciences Department as an Assistant Professor of Urban Soil and Water Quality at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. We asked her to tell us… Read More
Dr. Ashley Smyth has joined the Soil and Water Sciences Department as an Assistant Professor of Biogeochemistry at the Tropical Research and Education Center. We asked her to tell us about her background and future plans…. Read More
Dr. Alexander J. (“AJ”) Reisinger has joined the Soil and Water Sciences Department as an Assistant Professor of Urban Soil and Water Quality. We asked him to share a little about his background and future… Read More
Dr. Gabriel Maltais-Landry has joined the Soil and Water Sciences Department as an Assistant Professor, Sustainable Nutrient Management Systems. We asked him to share a little about his background and future plans. Can you tell… Read More
