“Restoring soil health,” CFAES soil scientist Rattan Lal says, “is essential to restoring human health.”
As 2020 World Food Prize laureate, he knows that solving our biggest challenges starts beneath our feet.
climate change
CFAES sustainability news, Dec. 2, 2020
Solar farms in Ohio
WOSU, Nov. 30; featuring Brent Sohngen, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
Are we making raccoons smarter?
CBS Sunday Morning, Nov. 29; featuring Stan Gehrt, School of Environment and Natural Resources
Ohio State, landfill and brewery among largest greenhouse gas emitters in county
Columbus Dispatch, Nov. 26
Join CFAES in celebrating World Soil Day
We invite you to join us this Friday, Dec. 4, for a celebration of World Soil Day. Our free public virtual program will feature:
- a keynote by Andrew Margenot of the University of Illinois;
- a keynote by CFAES’ esteemed Rattan Lal; and
- details on CFAES student research into soils, climate, farming, and food security.
CFAES sustainability news, Nov. 9, 2020
Climate change greater threat to human life than nuclear holocaust, warn experts
Kashmir Images (India), Nov. 1; featuring Rattan Lal, School of Environment and Natural Resources
Researchers narrow down causes of Lake Erie algae blooms in 2020 review
WNWO-TV, Toledo, Oct. 28; featuring Chris Winslow, Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory)
‘One extreme after another’: Climate change forces region’s ag sector to adjust practices
Farm and Dairy, Oct. 22; featuring Aaron Wilson, OSU Extension
‘As goes the soil, so goes humanity’
CFAES last week honored its own Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Laureate, with a video retrospective of his life and career, which you can watch above. Lal is Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science in the School of Environment and Natural Resources.
The video includes the announcement that Lal’s name is being added to the center that he founded—what will now be called the Rattan Lal Carbon Management and Sequestration Center.
You can watch the World Food Prize award ceremony itself, which the World Food Prize Foundation hosted on Oct. 15, here.
Two events to honor Rattan Lal
Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of soil science in CFAES’ School of Environment and Natural Resources, will receive the 2020 World Food Prize in a ceremony set for 10–11 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 15.
Later the same day, he will be honored during a CFAES-hosted virtual event called “The Legacy of Dr. Rattan Lal” from 2–2:45 p.m. EDT.
Watch the morning ceremony here. Register to attend the afternoon event here.
Lal speaks on turning science into action in the 2018 video above.
Let’s talk about climate change in Ohio
Come join virtual “Conversations on the Politics and Science of Climate Change in the Buckeye State.” It’s the next monthly program by CFAES’ Environmental Professionals Network, set for Tuesday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participating is free of charge.
Check out the lineup of speakers and register. (Photo: Getty Images.)
CFAES reads for Sept. 24, 2020
Regenerative agriculture movement gains traction
Food Institute Blog, Sept. 18; Rattan Lal, School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR), cited
Western wildfires cause hazy skies, intense Ohio sunsets
Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 16; featuring Aaron Wilson, OSU Extension
Are coyotes moving into your neighborhood?
Science News for Students, Sept. 3; featuring Stan Gehrt, SENR
CFAES reads for Sept. 10, 2020
Pandemic-related cooking and eating habits could help curb food waste—if consumers stick to them
Washington Post, Aug. 31; featuring Brian Roe, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
Farming releases carbon from the Earth’s soil into the air. Can we put it back?
NPR, Aug. 18; featuring Rattan Lal, School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR)
A watershed moment for U.S. water quality
Ohio State News, Aug. 13; featuring Mažeika Sullivan, SENR
CFAES reads for Aug. 26, 2020
EPA gives up on barring grantees from science advisory panels
Science, June 25. Featuring Robyn Wilson, School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR).
Nicole Jackson: Environmental educator | Black Birders Week
PBS “Nature” blog, June 23. Featuring Nicole Jackson, SENR.
Soil prof hits pay dirt: $250K prize for helping farmers, fighting climate change
NPR, June 22. Featuring Rattan Lal, SENR.