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Rebecca McGrail named G.O. Mott 2020 Winner
Congratulations to Rebecca McGrail for receiving the Gerald O. Mott Meritorious Graduate Student Award in Crop Science.
February 26, 2020
Decades after leaving, grad returns for two degrees
If you had told Stuart Lichtenberg in 2002 that he would eventually graduate from the University of Kentucky with both a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D., he probably wouldn’t have believed you.
December 12, 2019
Sam Leuthold wins first in nutrient management oral competition
Sam Leuthold, an IPSS Masters Degree student, won first place in the graduate student oral competition of the ASA Nutrient Management Professionals Community.
November 21, 2019
IPSS Ph.D. student, Katherine Rod, placed 3rd in oral competition
IPSS Ph.D. student, Katherine Rod, placed 3rd in an oral presentation competition for Applied Soybean Research at the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Soil Science Society of America meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
November 18, 2019
Sam Leuthold receives Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Sam Leuthold, IPSS graduate student, received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the North Central Soil Fertility Conference which was held on November 5-6, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. For more information, visit https://northcentralfertility.com/.
November 7, 2019
Sara Qian, PhD candidate, advances to finals of UK GradResearch Live!
The Graduate School is excited to announce that Sara Qian (PhD candidate with Drs. Munshaw & Shaddox) has advanced to the finals of UK GradResearch Live!
October 25, 2019
Jesse Carmack receives 2019 Gerald O. Mott Meritorious Award
Jesse Carmack, IPSS graduate student, recently received the 2019 Gerald O. Mott Meritorious Award Graduate Student in Crop Science.
April 24, 2019
News review article published in Frontiers in Plant Science
Umma Fatema, IPSS student in the Kawashima Lab was recently published in Frontiers in Plant Science!
April 24, 2019
B. Kirtley Amos receives 2019 research award
B. Kirtley Amos, a University of Kentucky graduate student in the Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences Program within the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is the winner of a 2019 research award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
April 18, 2019
Ran Tian selected for 2019 TeKrony Graduate Student Travel Fellowship
Ran Tian was selected to receive the 2019 TeKrony Graduate Student Travel Fellowship in Seed Biology Award in the amount of $2000. He will use this to assist with the cost of travel to the ASPB meeting in August 2019. Ran is a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Sharyn Perry's lab.
February 22, 2019
