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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Natural Science
Plant Resilience Institute

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Four people stand together in front of a large sign promoting ESA 2026 while smiling. Three of them are holding small, framed plaques.
August 7, 2026
Derek Denney Accepts Cooper Award at ESA 2026
PRI Postdoctoral Fellow Derek Denney traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah to accept the W.S. Cooper Award at the Ecological Society of America 2026 Annual Meeting.
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A headshot of Dr. Derek Denney
May 6, 2026
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
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A headshot of Rachel Drobnak pictured wearing an MSU sweatshirt outside in front of autumn leaves
February 2, 2026
Student honored for science communication and agricultural outreach
Sprunger lab graduate student Rachel Drobnak received the 2026 Graduate Award in Science Outreach & Communication from the MSU Graduate School
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Four people stand together in front of a large sign promoting ESA 2026 while smiling. Three of them are holding small, framed plaques.August 7, 2026Derek Denney Accepts Cooper Award at ESA 2026
A headshot image of William (Bill) Hammond outside in a forestJuly 27, 2026Internationally recognized plant ecophysiologist William Hammond joins MSU
A close-up image of a green caterpillar on top of a small white flowerJuly 14, 2026Plants can activate immune ‘dimmer switch’
A headshot of Kevin Santiago‑Morales in an orange shirt taken outsideJune 3, 2026Dissertation fellowship awarded to MGI/PRI graduate student