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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. 

Jan 31, 2023

Xie Named AAAS Fellow

Deyu Xie, a professor of plant and microbial biology, is one of three NC State faculty elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year. 
NC State University sign.

Dec 22, 2022

Bob Franks, Frank Louws Accepted to the National Food Systems Leadership Institute

Bob Franks, head of the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, and Frank Louws, head of the Department of Horticultural Science, were accepted for the Fall 2022 Food Systems Leadership Institute. 
Gerald Elkan with Elkan Lecture speaker Nicole Lurie, Park Scholars from the Class of 2019 and the Class of 2020, and members of the Elkan Lecture Selection Committee.

Dec 7, 2022

In Memoriam Gerald H. Elkan

We are saddened to announce of Dr. Gerald Elkan, a distinguished professor of microbiology here at NC State. 
Sweet APPS team

Nov 7, 2022

Sweet-APPS Yielding Sweet Success

From deploying innovative sensors to creating productive relationships with stakeholders, the Sweetpotato Analytics for Produce Provenance and Scanning project has had a rewarding first two years.