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

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.

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.

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

The 2026 Girls in Math and Science Day brought over 170 future scientists to MSU and featured a keynote presentation by Dr. Emily Josephs.

Former PRI Postdoctoral Fellow Daniel Anstett reveals how natural populations of scarlet monkeyflower survived severe drought by undergoing rapid evolutionary change.