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MSU opens newly renovated $35-million Plant Science Greenhouses

Michigan State University partners gathered May 14 on the East Lansing campus for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate transformative renovations

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Ian Gilman selected for the 2026 Danny Schnell Plant Biology Outstanding Postdoctoral Award

Dr. Ian Gilman, postdoctoral researcher in the VanBuren lab, reflects on his journey, MSU experience, and future.

Ecological Society of America announces 2026 award recipients

PRI Postdoctoral Fellow honored with the 2026 W.S. Cooper Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Fields of Geobotany and/or Physiographic Ecology

VanBuren honored with 2026 CANR Mid-Career Researcher Award

Dr. Robert VanBuren has been selected as a recipient of the 2026 CANR Mid-Career Researcher Award

21 MSU students, alumni named National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program Fellows

PRI graduate student Kristin Leutgeb among the 21 MSU students and alumni selected for the NSF GRFP.

Postdoc researcher Kaitlin Gattoni presents her work on prairie strips

Kaitlin, who works with Dr. Christine Sprunger, recently presented highlights of her research spanning studies on the community assembly of nematodes in the Nebraska Sandhills and the effects of prairie strips in row crop fields in Iowa.

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The World of Plants at 2026 MSU SciFest

The MSU plant science community will present a showcase of 18 booths dedicated to different aspects of plant science at the STEAM Expo Weekend during the 2026 MSU Science Festival.

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PSM and PRI Participate in NAPPN Annual Conference and Bayer Hackathon

Hosted at MSU, the conference featured the Bayer-sponsored Hackathon to challenge students to tackle giant maize datasets, organized by Dr. Addie Thompson.

Addie Thompson holds the 2026 M. Rhoades Early-Career Award on a balcony at night overlooking a river.

Thompson Receives 2026 M. Rhoades Early-Career Award

Addie Thompson has been named the recipient of the 2026 M. Rhoades Early-Career Award in maize genetics.

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August 19, 2026Growing food in a hotter, drier Utah calls for crops that survive like desert plants

August 18, 2026Robert VanBuren named associate director of MSU Plant Resilience Institute

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August 10, 2026Global symposium brings agricultural biotechnology community together at MSU

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August 7, 2026Derek Denney accepts the Cooper Award at ESA 2026