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News article: Professor Lal Receives 2019 Alumni Medalist Award

Congratulations to alumnus and Ohio State Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science Rattan Lal, who received the 2019 Alumni Medalist Award, the single highest honor bestowed by The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc., on Friday, Sept. 20 at a ceremony recognizing award honorees.

News article: Japan Prize goes to Ohio State soil scientist Rattan Lal

This news article written by Kurt Knebusch was originally published on the website of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

TOKYO—Rattan Lal, a soil scientist at The Ohio State University, has been awarded the 2019 Japan Prize, considered one of the most prestigious honors in science and technology.

News article: Ohio State Scientist Honored on World Soil Day

This news article originally appeared on the website of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and was written by Kurt Knebusch.  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The way Ohio State University scientist Rattan Lal sees it, many of Earth’s biggest challenges — from growing enough food to protecting water quality to reversing climate change — have answers in the soil.

News article: Latest C-MASC Newsletter Available

The latest edition of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center's (C-MASC) newsletter is now available. 

In the November 2018 edition, you will find updates on:

C-MASC Staff and Visitors Honors and Awards Presentations, including: Patagonia Planet A Quarterly Publications and Presentations And much more!

View the full newsletter here.

News article: Ohio State’s Rattan Lal Receives International Agriculture Award

This news item was originally published on the website of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and was written by Kurt Knebusch. 

News article: Professor Lal Awarded Honorary Degree

Professor Rattan Lal was awarded an Honorary Degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, MN on October 2 for his contributions to the Nobel Peace Prize-winning intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and his lifetime work studying soils and soil conservation.  Watch online the presentation of this honor and read more

News article: Medal of Honor Recognizes Scientific Impact

On July 24, the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) recognized Professor Rattan Lal with the UIMP Medal of Honor for his outstanding academic merit.  The Medal of Honor recognizes Professor Lal for his defense of the environment and his work on soils as a living body and a key element in global change.

Professor Lal received the Medal of Honor during a ceremony held at the course III Environmental School Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno Foundation at the Magdalena Palace in Santander, Spain.

News article: Professor Lal Featured on RSTV Eureka

While in India recently, Professor Rattan Lal was interviewed by television station Rajaya Sabha. In the interview, he spoke with T V Venkateswaran about the fundamental importance of soil and the integral relationship between the quality of soils, the health of people and the environment.

          

News article: Professor Lal Awarded Borlaug Fellowship

This article was originally published in the August 2017 edition of CFAES Monthly. 

News article: Rattan Lal receives honorary degree

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2017 edition of CFAES Monthly.

News article: Rattan Lal honored by Elsevier

This article originally appeared in CFAES Monthly, April 2017

News article: Global Teamwork focus of Columbus Dispatch article

A recent article, "Ohio State study: Global teamwork on scientific research growing," by Marion Renault in The Columbus Dispatch highlights the growing focus on global teamwork and features School of Environment and Natural Resources Professor Rattan Lal's leadership and engagement in global scientific research. 

News article: CFAES’s Lal is a Highly Cited Researcher

This modified news item originally appeared on the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences On Sustainability website and was written by Kurt Knebusch.

News article: Professor Lal honored at faculty recognition program

Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of soil science in the School of Environment and Natural Resources was recently honored at a reception held on April 4, 2016, and hosted by Ohio State University President Michael Drake and Vice President for Research Caroline Whitacre. The reception honored Ohio State faculty members who received national or international awards during the period 2015-2016 and whose achievements reached outside or across academic disciplines were also recognized. 

News article: Professor Lal's Contributions to Field of Agricultural Sciences Recognized

Congratulations to School of Environment and Natural Resources Professor Rattan Lal, who was recently listed on Thomson Reuters' 2015 list of Highly Cited Researchers and named as one of the World's Most Influential Scientific Minds for 2015.