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Contact UsDec 9, 2021
Papers, posters, and presentations aren't the only outlets through which PSS students are communicating the weight of their scientific achievements: doctoral student Swarupa Mandal recently had two photos place in the 2021 ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Photo Contest...
Dec 6, 2021
In 2020, Stanford published the results of a meta-analysis of the world's nearly 7 million working scientists, identifying the top 2% of global researchers based on the frequency with which their published works were cited...
Nov 22, 2021
Lam-Son Phan Tran, a Texas Tech University expert in biotechnology and biological sciences, has once more been named among the world's most highly cited researchers in their respective fields for 2021...
Nov 11, 2021
Rosalyn Shim, an assistant professor of plant breeding and genetics in Texas Tech's Department of Plant and Soil Science, has been selected as the recipient of this year's ‘Open Access Publication Award,' officials with Texas Tech University Libraries announced...
Oct 31, 2021
Every year, two graduate students in the Department of Plant and Soil Science — one MS and one Ph.D. — are presented with the George Tereshkovich Outstanding Graduate Student Award. The award honors students who have not only completed their degree, but who have also achieved a level of excellence...
Oct 29, 2021
Two papers senior-authored by PSS graduate students were named divisional 2021 Outstanding Papers in Crop Science by the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA). The honor is awarded based on the scientific merit, novelty of approach, and innovation displayed in the students' research...
Oct 8, 2021
Swarupa Mandal — a fourth-year Ph.D. student under Dr. Benildo de los Reyes — has been awarded a 2021 Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Southern Graduate Student Grant to support his research into the genetic and epigenetic interactions of rice...
Sep 13, 2021
The 2021 Distinguished Alumni & Outstanding Young Alumni Awards honor graduates who've made significant contributions to society, and whose accomplishments and careers have brought distinction to the college and to their professions...