Dee Shore
![NC State's Dr. Colleen Doherty studies the circadian rhythm of plants. Among the projects she's involved with: finding ways to make hops plants more suitable for North Carolina day length.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/07/dohertycolleen.jpg)
Faculty Focus: Scientist Studies Time’s Essence in Plants
![Fish-tagging research could inform fisheries management strategies.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/07/fishtagging2.jpg)
NC State Researches Catch-and-Release
![Contaminated site in North Carolina](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/07/brownfield.jpg)
Cleaning Up Brownfields Benefits Nearby Property Values
![Crowd at Turfgrass Field Day](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/07/turf.fieldday.7257-2-1024x576.jpg)
Come to the NC State Turfgrass Field Day
![A large group of young people wearing green shirts and holding a large poster participating in the 2016 North Carolina State 4-H Congress](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/07/4hhandstoservice.jpg)
1,000 4-H Hands Feed The Hungry
![Sarah Ermatinger headshot](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/07/104590236602293973941226626019963350017183o.jpg)
Student Spotlight: Blowflies and Biochem
![Sirius Li working in lab.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/07/siriusli2.jpg)
Li Wins Early Career Award
![An enthusiastic Lentz gives Sen. John Alexander an overview of the potential of his research to solve one of North Carolina's difficult waste management problems.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/06/lentz.jpg)
Legislature learns about waste-to-energy research
![Waste lagoon and hog houses on a farm outside of Kinston.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/06/res.hogwaste.198-1.jpg)
Why is hog waste so difficult to process?
![John Cavanagh and Christian Melander (right) look at slide](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2016/06/results.biofilm.72.jpg)