MADISON – Professor emerita Jaya G. Iyer passed away in Madison, on May 2, 2012, at the age of 78. For nearly 40 years she was a compassionate and caring advisor to countless undergraduate students and a much-valued soil science consultant to Midwestern tree nurseries. As a beloved instructor and advisor in soil science she passed on her love of plants, soil, and the vital connections between them. She brought soil biology prominently into the undergraduate curriculum, a topic that now is appreciated as central to the global challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change.
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