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Society Members Honored as AAAS Fellows
Five Society members who were named AAAS Fellows pose for a picture on Sept. 21, 2024 during the during the annual awards for the induction of AAAS Fellows. Pictured are (l to r): Martin Williams, USDA‐ARS; Seth Murray, Texas A&M University (2023 CSSA President); Rajiv (Raj) Khosla, Kansas State University; Elizabeth (Beth) Guertal, Kansas State University (2019 CSSA President), and Scot Senseman, Oklahoma State University. Society members from the AAAS’s Section on Agriculture, Food & Renewable Resources (like those above) who were also named 2023 Fellows but are not pictured here include Lynn Sollenberger, University of Florida; and Steven P. Hamburg, Environmental Defense Fund. View the full list: aaas.org/fellows/2023‐fellows.
Lal Receives 2024 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity
Society member Rattan Lal has been awarded the 2024 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity for his significant contributions to global food security, climate resilience, and ecosystem protection. Lal, a Distinguished University Professor at Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) and the founding director of the CFAES Rattan Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration, was chosen for his pioneering work in promoting a soil‐centric approach to agriculture that has been recognized as a model for secure food systems that can be adapted worldwide. His innovative approaches have proven successful across various climates and geographies, demonstrating the benefits of sustainable agriculture to communities, economies and the planet, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation said in announcing the award. Lal shares the 2024 prize with Andhra Pradesh, Community Managed Natural Farming (India) and the SEKEM initiative (Egypt).
—Source: Ohio State News (news.osu.edu)
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