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We are excited to announce that a group of seven plant science organizations has been awarded a five-year grant through the NSF’s LEAPS [LEAding cultural change through Professional Societies (LEAPS) of Biology] program. This Research Coordination Network (RCN) includes American Phytopathological Society (APS), American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT), Botanical Society of America (BSA), International Society for Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions (IS-MPMI), Maize Genetics Cooperation (MGC), North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC), as well as other organizations that serve marginalized scientists.
I just returned from an energizing meeting of Plant Biology Educators (#PlantSciEd) and want to share some resources that I learned about to promote a more inclusive curriculum, classroom, and community. Fourteen recommendations to create Read more…
The NSF funded ROOT & SHOOT project has had a busy year this year! As we are finalizing our plans for the final two years of the grant period, we will start with a brief Read more…
On October 4, 2024, ROOT & SHOOT exhibited at the 2024 AISES National Conference in San Antonio, Texas. This was the first time ROOT & SHOOT exhibited at this conference, and it was a wonderful Read more…