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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Natural Science
Plant Resilience Institute

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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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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 headshot of David Lowry
June 3, 2026
PRI Celebrates David Lowry’s Appointment as MSU Subcontract Lead of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
PRI faculty member David Lowry has been appointed MSU Subcontract Lead of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.
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December 4, 2025
PRI Celebrates Three Faculty at the 2025 College of Natural Science Awards
Three PRI faculty members, Emily Josephs, David Lowry, and Sue Rhee, were recognized at the 2025 College of Natural Science Awards.
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Mystery of the Monkeyflower
December 16, 2024
A Graphic Novel Plants Seeds of Scientific Curiosity in Michigan Classrooms
PRI Associate Director David Lowry is partnering with the MSU College of Education and teachers to bring the "Mystery of the Monkeyflower" into middle and high school classrooms across Michigan.
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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, 2026At MSU, core facilities power research & training
A headshot of Gregg HoweSeptember 16, 2026QnAs with Gregg Alan Howe
Bright yellow flowers with green leaves and seed pods growing up against a brown rock on a sandy beachSeptember 3, 2026These coastal wildflowers thrive in salt-laden air that kills other plants
Corn growing at a farm in Beaver County, Utah, with a sprinkler system and mountains in the backdropAugust 19, 2026Growing food in a hotter, drier Utah calls for crops that survive like desert plants