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  • A man with his hands in a crate of soil with a mini water irrigation system watering the soil in a lab.

    How Wet is America’s Soil? Nobody Really Knows, But AI Can Help

    Posted on October 23, 2024

      From sudden floods to weeks of scorching heat, increasingly unstable weather is a headache for U.S. farmers. Known as “weather whiplash,” these disorienting swings […]

  • Two people on their hands and knees digging in a hole in the middle of the dirt on a farm

    A Prolific Partnership Enters a New Era

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      The day promises to be witheringly hot. Guolong Liang BS’19, MS’22 arrives at Isherwood Farm around 8 a.m. to get an early start. As […]

  • A group of students standing infron of a short stage where Dean Glenda Gillaspy speaks into a microphone.

    Student Centered

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      We entered the fall 2024 semester with positive news about our undergraduate enrollment. At orientation and registration this summer, our academic affairs staff advised […]

  • An illustration of corn stalks with bean plants growing up the stalks and squash growing below that

    Five Fascinating Facets of the Indigenous ‘Three Sisters’ Cropping Method

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      The Three Sisters is a method of planting corn, beans, and squash in close proximity. The method was developed by Indigenous peoples in North […]

  • A student presenting their research to Chancellor Mnookin

    The Wide Way to Community

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      Rutuja Gupte BSx’26 is an explorer by nature. She grew up near Mumbai, India, but she made the adventuresome decision to come to UW […]

  • Large vats with pipes connecting them with fish and plants inside

    Feed Fish, Grow Plants — on Water

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      Back on April 22 — Earth Day 2024 — a small crowd gathered in UW’s D.C. Smith Greenhouse to celebrate and learn. Attendees sampled […]

  • A wolf in a forest

    Wolf Rewilding Leads to Unforeseen Species Interactions

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      Opportunities to study carnivores before and after wolves are reintroduced to their ranges are rare. So researchers from CALS thanked their lucky stars when […]

  • A line of young students in a classroom

    What’s In a Name? Maybe Your College Major Choice

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      If your childhood surname started with a letter toward the end of the alphabet, you might remember long wait times when teachers organized activities […]

  • birds eye view of a table with dioramas. There are students on either side of the table discussing science.

    Stimulus for Sharing Science

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      As public discourse surrounding climate change, gene editing, and other pressing issues gains momentum, expectations for scientists to engage with the public are expanding. […]

  • A large pasture with cows in the background

    Carbon Capture via Pasture

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      In Can Farms Pull Carbon from Sky to Soil? (Grow, summer 2023), Hal Conick highlighted the early stages of an ongoing long-term study by […]

  • Leaves falling with a ruler labelled 5 centimeters

    To Mulch or Not to Mulch? (And How Much?)

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      Each fall, property owners are faced with a choice: remove leaves from the lawn, let them be, or mulch them in the turf. Opinions […]

  • Emily Bick standing in a field of tall grass holding her insect sensor

    The Insect Eavesdropper

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      Emily Bick is an entomologist with three degrees in the field. She’s also something of a spy. Using a novel detector, Bick can listen […]

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