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Students, it is the time of year to apply for the CWSS Student Scholarship! Awards will be given to both graduate and undergraduate students ranging from $1,000-2,000. Any students interested in Weed Science should apply! Click here to submit an application and for further instruction.

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This year in January at the California Weed Science Society (CWSS) annual conference, we had numerous outstanding students present their recent research in the field of weed science. In total we had 12 students participate in the contest, but there is always room for more! If you know of any undergraduate or graduate students who are interested in weeds, I would encourage them to get involved with the CWSS. It is a great conference with many networking and learning opportunities. 

Sunrise in Santa Barbara the morning of the Student Contest!

This year we had one winner in the undergraduate student poster contest.

• 1^st Place Undergraduate Student Poster - Sawyer William Claussen, California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo (Steinmaus Lab) - Biannual Crop Rotation as an Effective Weed Management Method

For the Graduate Student Contest, the two prize winners were from UC Davis!

• 1^st Place Graduate Poster - Stephen Chang, UC Davis (Hanson Lab) - Evaluating the Effect of Endothall-treated Irrigation Water on California Crops
• 2^nd Place Graduate Poster - Erika Escalona, UC Davis (Fennimore Lab) - Evaluating Bacterial Diversity and Efficacy of Steam Fumigation Treatments in the Salinas Valley's Lettuce and Spinach Fields

Fresno State swept the oral competition this year!

• 1^st Place Graduate Paper - Robert Willmott, Fresno State University (Shrestha Lab) - Cover Crops Combined with Strip Tilling Reduces Herbicide Use in Silage Corn
• 2^nd Place Graduate Paper - Jennifer Valdez Herrera, Fresno State University (Shrestha Lab) - Developing an Integrated Management System for Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) Control in Small Grain Crops in the Central Valley

Our Student Winners! From left to right: Sawyer Claussen, Robert Willmott, Jennifer Valdez Herrera, Erika Escalona, and Stephen Chang

If you see any of these excellent students, make sure to give them a big congratulations! And encourage students you know to apply for the scholarship program!