News
June 3, 2026
Kevin Santiago‑Morales, a doctoral candidate in MGI Associate Professor Sarah Lebeis’ lab, received a Dissertation Completion Fellowship.
June 2, 2026
Three graduate students from the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology have been awarded PRI Seed Grants.
March 12, 2026
Former PRI Postdoctoral Fellow Daniel Anstett reveals how natural populations of scarlet monkeyflower survived severe drought by undergoing rapid evolutionary change.
December 19, 2025
Partnering with farmers across Michigan, Dr. Christine Sprunger is examining how soil health and biodiversity can be improved through land management.
November 24, 2025
Tidestromia oblongifolia thrives in high heat—and scientists think it may hold the key to making food crops more resilient amid global warming.
November 21, 2025
Sarah Lebeis has been appointed Science Director at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center.
November 13, 2025
A new discovery from the Rhee lab identifies natural strategies that enable plants to keep growing and photosynthesizing in extreme heat, revealing untapped blueprints for resilience.
November 12, 2025
A newly discovered signaling pathway explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
November 11, 2025
MSU’s new Plant and Environmental Sciences building is set to be finished in early March 2027. The facility is being built to feature modern tools, consolidate resources and improve student research.
