SPOTLIGHT

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Soil Science

Soil scientists study the physical, chemical and biological properties of soils. Our graduates go on to map and classify soils, work as farm field consultants, manage golf courses and clean up polluted soil sites.

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Life Sciences Communication

LSC students take hands-on classes in marketing, science writing, digital photography, social media, web design and video production. Faculty members are respected around the globe for cutting-edge communication research.

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Bacteriology

Microbiologists study all kinds of microbes—including bacteria, archaea, viruses and fungi—in the context of biofuels and bioenergy, infectious disease and epidemics, bioterrorism, biotechnology, food safety and environmental biology.

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Animal Sciences

Students in the CALS animal sciences department learn and research the best ways to raise beef, horses, pigs, sheep, chicken and fish--key animals for food and recreation.

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Landscape Architecture

Landscape architects are involved in a wide variety of projects, from the design of large multi-unit housing developments to the restoration and management of natural ecosystems.

CALS FACES »

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Scott Mueller


BS’87 Agricultural Engineering

Scott Mueller wanted to combine his passion for agriculture with his talent … Read more »

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Michael Boettcher


BS’06 Horticulture

You get your first inkling of the care Michael Boettcher gives the grass … Read more »

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Amin Fadl


Animal Science

As a veterinarian in Sudan, his home country, Amin Fadl worked with … Read more »

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Shelby Jentz


Community & Env. Sociology

Shelbi Jentz knew that CALS would open her eyes to new ideas, … Read more »

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Sara Tedeschi


Center for Integrated Ag Systems

With funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sara Tedeschi is teaming … Read more »