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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Natural Science
Plant Resilience Institute

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A man wearing sunglasses and a blue button-up shirt standing in a corn field while smiling and holding up two ears of corn in each hand.
November 3, 2026
New MSU-led project aims to help corn use nitrogen more efficiently — and more sustainably
Researchers are looking beneath the soil with an ambitious goal to cut corn’s nitrogen fertilizer use in half, potentially saving farmers billions of dollars and aiding the fight against climate change.
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A group photo of 18 people standing together outside in front of a tree with the Penn State Plant Institute and Plant Resilience Institute logos above.
October 30, 2026
PRI and Penn State Plant Institute launch research partnership at collaborative symposium
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The cover of the 2026 Plant Resilience Institute Annual Report, featuring the PRI ten-year anniversary logo and an image of a seedling sprouting green leaves and roots growing in soil.
October 26, 2026
PRI publishes 2026 annual report
Review the MSU Plant Resilience Institute's annual report from fiscal year 2026, highlighting the PRI community's awards and honors, high-impact publications, prominent events, and more.
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A renovated greenhouse with new LED lighting, taller ceilings and enhanced environmental controls.
October 8, 2026
USDA awards more than $16.2M for MSU greenhouse renovations
The upgrade efforts, which will help researchers advance solutions to some of agriculture's toughest challenges, will also receive matching funds from MSU that create $32.5M in new support.
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A woman in a lab coat and glasses stands over a lab bench while looking at several small, green test tubes sitting in a shaker. There is a green overlay on the left side with the following text written over it: “We’re trying to maximize our agricultural benefits to feed the world.”
September 17, 2026
At MSU, core facilities power research & training
The MSU Mass Spectrometry and Metabolomics Core provides hands-on training to researchers like Bailey Kleven.
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A headshot of Gregg Howe
September 16, 2026
QnAs with Gregg Alan Howe
Gregg Howe speaks with PNAS about his career studying plant-herbivore interactions, jasmonate signaling, and how plants balance growth and defense.
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Bright yellow flowers with green leaves and seed pods growing up against a brown rock on a sandy beach
September 3, 2026
These coastal wildflowers thrive in salt-laden air that kills other plants
New research from the Lowry lab is beginning to uncover how the yellow monkeyflower adapted to survive harsh coastal conditions.
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Corn growing at a farm in Beaver County, Utah, with a sprinkler system and mountains in the backdrop
August 19, 2026
Growing food in a hotter, drier Utah calls for crops that survive like desert plants
Karine Prado in the Rhee lab is looking to Death Valley for clues on how to help agriculture adapt to a warming climate.
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A headshot of Robert VanBuren wearing a flannel button-up shirt outside with various plants and a greenhouse behind him.
August 18, 2026
Robert VanBuren named associate director of MSU Plant Resilience Institute
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A man wearing sunglasses and a blue button-up shirt standing in a corn field while smiling and holding up two ears of corn in each hand.November 3, 2026New MSU-led project aims to help corn use nitrogen more efficiently — and more sustainably
A group photo of 18 people standing together outside in front of a tree with the Penn State Plant Institute and Plant Resilience Institute logos above.October 30, 2026PRI and Penn State Plant Institute launch research partnership at collaborative symposium
The cover of the 2026 Plant Resilience Institute Annual Report, featuring the PRI ten-year anniversary logo and an image of a seedling sprouting green leaves and roots growing in soil.October 26, 2026PRI publishes 2026 annual report
A renovated greenhouse with new LED lighting, taller ceilings and enhanced environmental controls.October 8, 2026USDA awards more than $16.2M for MSU greenhouse renovations