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Microbes Play Role in Corn ‘Hybrid Vigor’

Faculty and Staff

Robert G. Franks

Jun 1, 2022

Bob Franks Tapped to Lead Applied Ecology

Longtime CALS professor Bob Franks looks forward to serving as the interim department head for Applied Ecology. 
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. 
cranos williams

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. 
Photo of the Belltower lit up in red

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. 
Alonso-Stepanova Lab's exhibit for Darwin Day

Dec 10, 2021

PMB Labs Engage the Community at ‘Darwin Day’ Event

The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology (PMB) is committed to sharing scientific expertise and a love for science with the public. Recently, several PMB labs participated in Darwin Day at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. Learn more about this event and why outreach is important to PMB. 
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. 
Witherspoon Building with students outside

Aug 3, 2021

50th anniversary of the first Black faculty member at NC State

Last week our Twitter Feed is filled with #BlackBotanistWeek Posts, which made our department take a moment of reflection to appreciate and understand the history of Black Americans in our… 
Dr. Perera's Plant Experiment

Jul 21, 2021

Plants Return from Space in Microgravity Research Projects

The plant biology experiments of two NC State researchers are back on Earth after spending weeks at the International Space Station. 
Dr. Kleiner's Plant Experiments

Jul 21, 2021

Microbes Play Role in Corn ‘Hybrid Vigor’

Tiny soil organisms have surprising effects on a crop phenomenon that generally favors hybrid over inbred plants.