Students

Mar 28, 2025

I Am CALS: Giuliana Mendoza

Plant biology major Giuliana Mendoza hopes to grow her lifelong interest in plants into a career dedicated to addressing food insecurity.

Mar 24, 2025

Students Build Industry Connections

Stop by Witherspoon Student Center, and you’ll find it bustling with students. Last Friday, a group of graduate students hosted their own Industry Fair, with representatives in attendance from eight…

Mar 17, 2025

The Heart of the N.C. PSI: Suhanee Anand and Olivia McCormack

As they open doors to the plant sciences for hundreds of middle and high school students, two North Carolina State University undergraduates are also gaining skills that will equip them…

Mar 5, 2025

Bridging Disciplines for Creative Solutions

The second annual BRIDGE Symposium gave graduate students and postdoctoral scholars the chance to share ideas for bridging disciplines to address complex scientific challenges.

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Jan 22, 2025

A Growing Passion for Improving Crops

As a doctoral student in plant biology, Anne-Marie Pullen envisions a career in the agricultural industry to improve crop resilience against environmental stressors.

Apr 12, 2024

Award-Winning Plant Science Grad Student Hopes To Share Research Internationally

Ph.D. Student Anna Garrell is headed to Amsterdam this summer to develop a more targeted approach to the design and development of microbial products for sustainable agriculture.

Apr 2, 2024

CALS 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Awardee: Lisa Metzger

Lisa Metzger, Microbiology doctoral student, is a recipient of the CALS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award.

Feb 13, 2024

GG Scholar Spotlight: Bethany Mostert

A question & answer session to get to know the 2021 GG Scholar Bethany Mostert, 1st year graduate student in the Plant Biology Program. She has joined the Xie Lab.

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…

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!