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NC State Announces Inaugural Goodnight Early Career Innovators

Honors and Awards

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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. 
plant planted in ice cream cone

May 11, 2022

2022 Plant and Microbial Biology Departmental Awards and Recognitions

Congratulations to all PMB students, faculty and staff for all that you have accomplished this academic year. 
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Mar 22, 2022

Cranos Williams Named Goodnight Distinguished Professor

NC State faculty member Cranos Williams was recently named a Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Agricultural Analytics by the College of Engineering (COE) and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS).  
Copper wolves stand by the walkway to Stafford Commons and Talley Student Center. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

Feb 15, 2022

Three CALS Professors Named 2021 AAAS Fellows

Three CALS Professors have been named 2021 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. 
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Jan 27, 2022

AAAS Elects Fellows

Congratulations to PMB Faculty Candace Haigler for being elected as a 2021 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. 
Fall Leaves on campus

Sep 21, 2021

Department of Plant and Microbial Biology Newsletter – Fall 2021

The PMB Department Fall Newsletter introducing new members of our department and recognizing new grants, papers and other achievements of the last year. 
Faculty Cluster hire Ross Sozzani.

Jul 2, 2021

CALS Researcher Awarded NSF Grant to Study Activation Domains

Associate Professor Ross Sozzani is one of the principal investigators on a new NSF grant to study activation domains on Arabidopsis plants. This $3.4 million project is a joint research collaboration between NC State, Duke, and UC Berkeley – and is expected to pave the way for new gene editing techniques in agricultural crops. 
Researchers Qing Ma, Xiang Liu, Dr. Jenny Xiang and Dr. Deyu Xie work with dogwood plants in the Phytotron.

Jun 14, 2021

Dr. Jenny Xiang is selected as a Distinguished Fellow of the Botanical Society of America

Dr. Jenny Xiang is selected as a Distinguished Fellow of the Botanical Society of America (BSA). This is the highest honor awarded by the BSA, and is reflective of Dr. Xiang impressive work, her contributions to the BSA and her effort to foster international collaborations. 
Aerial the Belltower and Aloft Hotel, looking west.

May 19, 2021

Nominees Announced for Inaugural Postdoc Pack Service & Outstanding Postdoc Mentorship Awards

The nominees for the NC State Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate School’s inaugural Postdoc Pack Service and Outstanding Postdoc Mentorship awards have been announced. 
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May 13, 2021

NC State Announces Inaugural Goodnight Early Career Innovators

PMB Professor Manuel Kleiner was selected into the inaugural class of the Goodnight Early Career Innovators at NC State. This newly established award recognizes and rewards outstanding STEM faculty early in their career.