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This U.S. National Committee represents the International Union for Soil Sciences (IUSS) at the national level.

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Soils Speak: Communicating Science through Storytelling, Artificial Intelligence, and Modern Visualization with the U.S. National Committee for Soil Sciences

  • April 30, 2025
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The U.S. National Committee for Soil Sciences will host a webinar on communicating soil science through story-telling, artificial intelligence, and modern visualization. Storytelling can significantl...

Notes from the Underground: Scientific, Educational and Societal Importance of Soils with the U.S. National Committee for Soil Sciences

  • April 17 - 18, 2024
  • Symposium
  • Past

The U.S. National Committee for Soil Sciences (USNCSS) will convene in an open session on April 17th, from 11:00am to 5:00pm. In three panel sessions, beginning at 1:00pm, experts from a variety of ba...

State of the Soil: Perspectives in Soil Health Across the United States

  • April 22, 2022
  • 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM (EDT)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The State of the Soil event celebrates the science of soil health and soil health management during a wide-ranging discussion with panelists who will talk about soil health aspects in their respective...

A Diverse Soil Science Future

  • December 4, 2020
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)
  • Webinar
  • Past

The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine's U.S. National Committee for Soil Sciences, in collaboration with the Soil Science Society of America, will hold this virtual event on Dec...

U.S. National Committee for Soils Special Session Symposium: Soil and National Security (held at Soil Science Society of America Meeting)

  • January 6 - 9, 2019
  • Symposium
  • Past

Ronald Amundson, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Donald Sparks, and Ester Sztein have organized a special session on behalf of the USNC/Soils at the 2019 Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) International Soi...

Soils: The Foundation of Life Workshop

  • December 5, 2016
  • 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (EST)
  • Workshop
  • Past

This workshop was convened on World Soils Day and featured speakers on the topics of national security, food and nutritional security, water quality and renewability, climate change mitigation and ada...
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