August 2012 – Colby Digs Soil

Science is “Hopping”

As some of you may know, I am a homebrewer, along with several other faculty, staff, and students in the NCSU Dept. of Soil Science. Last week I was offered the opportunity to pick hops on a hops variety trial that our department has been working on for the last few years along with the horticulture department.Continue reading “Science is “Hopping””

Soil Science In The News: Mars Science Laboratory

You may have heard about the successful landing of NASA’s Curiosity Rover on Mars this morning. The Curiosity Rover, also known as the “Mars Science Laboratory” (MSL) is the latest of several unmanned missions to the red planet to study its formation, and the possibility that it could, or previously has supported life. The landingContinue reading “Soil Science In The News: Mars Science Laboratory”