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Jenny Xiang with other researchers with plants in a lab

Jun 14, 2023

Jenny Xiang Named President-Elect of BSA

Plant and Microbial Biology Professor Jenny Xiang has been elected president-elect of the Botanical Society of America, effective at the end of July 2023. 
Kaleb Goff taking a selfie at the top of a mountain peak

Jun 14, 2023

Plants in Thin Air

CALS doctoral student Kaleb Goff is studying how plant species found on mountain summits are impacted by climate change. 

Jun 2, 2023

Congratulations to our Spring Graduates!

On May 6th, 2023 we had a lovely ceremony celebrating our graduates in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology. Below are all of our students who graduated. We had… 
Leslie Lewis spotlight

May 31, 2023

Alumni Spotlight: Leslie Lewis

Leslie Lewis graduated from NC State University with a Master of Microbial Biotechnology. Check out what she has been up to since graduating! 
Imani Madison

May 25, 2023

A Passion for Plant Research

Imani Madison won the 2022 Kenneth R. Keller Research Award for her research on how stress and other external factors affect the development of plant cell tissues. 
Echinacea flower

May 22, 2023

2023 Plant and Microbial Biology Departmental Awards and Recognitions

Check out our spring newsletter and read about these student and departmental awards! 
Terri Long, James Tuck, and Cranos William's hands holding a plant.

May 10, 2023

The Changemakers

NC State’s Terri Long, Marvin Moncada and Kenny Sherin are creating life- and industry-altering change. Close the digital divide, shuck stereotypes for plant scientists and age liquor at a breakneck speed–all in a day’s work for these changemakers. Learn what’s next. 
NC State belltower on a sunny day

Mar 29, 2023

10 CALS Faculty Named 2022-23 Goodnight Early Career Innovators

The program recognizes and rewards promising NC State early-career faculty whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education. 
Student with a beaker.

Mar 20, 2023

Supporting the True Nature of Education

CALS alumnus and generous donor Wilson Cunningham created an endowment to enhance the student experience in plant and microbial biology at NC State. He hopes others will participate in Day of Giving, too. 
Memorial Belltower

Feb 17, 2023

2022-23 University Faculty Scholars Named

Five CALS faculty are honored for their teaching, scholarship and service.