Jo Handelsman was among 120 scientists elected into the National Academy of Sciences this year. This recognition is for distinguished and continued achievements in original research, and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive. Congrats, Jo!

This seminar is part of the International Forum on Advanced Environmental Sciences and Technology (iFAST) seminar series at the University of Oklahoma. Jo Handelsman discusses the importance of soil, the reasons we are losing soil at devastating rates, and practices to improve soil health in this talk, titled A World Without

Illuminating Connections Handelsman Lab members engaged with other researchers and the general public at Illuminating Connections. We had posters and activities about Tiny Earth, the Tiny Earth Chemistry Hub, and our research on microbial communities!

Researchers from the Handelsman, Beebe, and Pan labs discover bacterial "zorbing," in the motile species, Flavobacterium johnsoniae.

Postdoc Amanda Hurley was awarded an AAAS Science & Technology Fellowship at the US Department of State. She’ll begin her new position at the end of October.  Dr. Hurley has been an incredible scientist and mentor in the Handelsman Lab, and we wish her the best!

As a preview to her forthcoming book, A World Without Soil, Jo Handelsman calls to change destructive farming practices to ones that will retain soil carbon and mitigate climate change.

Tiny Earth researchers engage with middle school students on antibiotic discovery and what it's like to be a scientist.

Panelists discuss water and soil challenges faced by current farming practices and ideas for future solutions on the Produce Marketing Association's virtual town hall.

Jo Handelsman guest stars on the Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda podcast. They discuss microbes, soil, climate change, and the importance of bacteria to human survival.