Students

Student group photo at the SSSA booth. Photo by Fatemeh Izaditame.

‘An amazing opportunity’: Students receive fellowships to travel to World Congress of Soil Science

October 13, 2022

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Science advocacy and leadership opportunities for graduate students

September 19, 2022

The U.S. contingent to the Fourth International Soil-Judging Contest (l to r): Coach John Galbraith, Kennadi Griffis, Clare Tallamy, Ben Atkins, Isaac Nollen, Curtis Murphy, Brian Needelman, and Coach Jaclyn Fiola. Not pictured: Maxine Levin.

Haggis, heathlands, and histosols

September 19, 2022

Student award winners 2022 Western Society of Crop Science Meeting. Top: poster winners, l to r– Carl VanGessel (third), Kristen Johnson (first), and Gina Cerimele (second). Bottom: oral winners, l to r– Michael Baidoo (second), Pramod Acharya (first), and Mik Hammers (third).

Western Society of Crop Science student award winners

August 13, 2022

Fernanda Krupek making a YouTube video while in the field. Photo courtesy of Osler Ortez.

Translating your research through effective science communication

July 27, 2022

irginia Tech finished first in the 2022 National Collegiate Soils Contest. From l to r: Coach John Galbraith, Clare Tallamy, Kate Johnson, Carmen Curry, Adam Devlin, Tessa Naughton-Rockwell, Zach Gesa, Peter Arnold, Bernie Frantz, Liz Eroshenko, Alex Greehan, Coach Jaclyn Fiola, Ben Atkins, and Madison Norris.

Virginia Tech sweeps 2022 National Soil-Judging Championship

July 27, 2022

Fellows of the 2021–2022 Encompass Scholars Program (clockwise from upper right): Janeva Williams, Kavya Krishnan, Yingxue Yu, Zenith Tandukar, Cleiton Wartha, Joseph Burke, and Nathan Hein. Not pictured: Adrian Broz.

Encompass Scholars Program expands career opportunities

April 12, 2022

Members of the Student Advisory Council for the Plant Sciences Symposia Series. Left group, from top: Ammani N. Kyanam, Matthew Breitzman, and Tanner Cook. Top group, from left: Mohsen Yoosefzadeh Najafabadi, Christina Finegan, and Merritt Khaipho-Burch. Bottom group, from left: Melina Prado and Cody Bekkering.

Virtual symposia drive student professional development around the world

April 12, 2022

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Staying current: Keeping up with the latest literature

March 14, 2022

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Navigating mental health in graduate school

November 8, 2021

Call for Papers: Intercropping for Sustainable Agriculture

Call for Papers: Rice Genomics

Call for Papers: Crop Production in Mexico

Call for Papers: Phenomics of Germplasm Collection

Call for Papers: Advancement of Fate and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the Vadose Zone