JuneCSA News
The June issue of CSA News is online! In this month's cover story, scientists investigate how human waste can be treated and used to grow food on other planets.
Highlights from the diversity student poster competition
Students: Submit abstracts by July 8 for the 2025 contest
The Diversity Student Poster Contest is designed to spotlight research by undergraduate and graduate students who self-identify as members of groups historically underrepresented or marginalized in science. This article recaps last year's contest and encourages students to submit abstracts by July 8 for the 2025 contest.
Featured articles
Precision turfgrass management
Listen to the latest podcast episode
Golf courses are well known for their beautiful greens, but overusing fertilizer and water to keep them looking pristine can lead to inefficient, expensive, and environmentally damaging waste. Precision turfgrass management can help, but only if we can find the right methods to put it into use. In this episode of the Field, Lab, Earth podcast, Briana Wyatt and Dallas Williams discuss their research on how electrical conductivity can be used to help determine golf course needs.
A day in the life: Angélica Vázquez-Ortega
What can you do with a career in agronomy, crop, soil, and environmental science? In our series “A Day in the Life,” we’ll introduce you to some ASA, CSSA, and SSSA members doing cool things with our sciences. Today we meet Angélica Vázquez-Ortega, an associate professor of geochemistry at Bowling Green State University. Vázquez-Ortega focuses on understanding nutrient and carbon distribution in agricultural soils under various best management practices. She also studies the impacts of dredged material on soil health, crop yield, contaminant bioaccumulation, and nutrient runoff into waterways in the western Lake Erie Basin.
Recent articles
Recent articles
Water quality patterns and processes differ in two tidal systems
In coastal systems that are experiencing rapid population growth, increasing amounts of nitrogen in stormwater and wastewater threaten water quality. Focusing on two coastal systems with different tidal influences, scientists in North Carolina found that water quality patterns and processes differed.
How removing turf affects residential land surface temperature in Southern California
California has faced prolonged droughts in the past decades. Due to the limited water availability, policymakers have explored several water-saving strategies, including turf removal rebates for homeowners. While turfgrass removal may help with water conservation, it could have unintended environmental consequences.
Science explained
One of the great features of our new site is our "Science Explained" section where we bridge the gap between our sciences and society, explaining key concepts and research in language that is easy to understand by all, including those without formal scientific training. Visit us each week as we continue to add more sections and content.
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