Opportunities

September 2023. Applications for 2024 ROOT & SHOOT travel awards open. More information.

October 2023. The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project is a 6 week course designed to advance the awareness, self-efficacy, and the ability of faculty, postdocs, and doctoral students to cultivate inclusive STEM learning environments for all their students and to develop themselves as reflective, inclusive practitioners. This is a free, online course through the BUx and runs from Oct. 2 through Nov. 21. More information. 

Ongoing. Corteva Agriscience Internship Opportunities are now open. Career areas include: Research & Development, Corporate Function, Manufacturing, Sourcing & Logistics, and Marketing & Sales. More information.

Ongoing. Race equity challenge opportunity, sponsored by the Committee for Outreach, Diversity, Inclusion, and Education at the Maize Genetics Cooperation, Inc. More information. 

Ongoing. DiversityPlantSci online resource: a list of plant scientists that are members of under-represented groups in plant science to reference as you seek speakers, reviewers, and participants for career or mentorship opportunities. More information.

More information and resources from our organizations

Visit this page for more information on programs and ways to get involved with our organizations.

2023 Conferences

Maize Genetics Meeting (organized by the Maize Genetics Cooperation, MGC)

         March 16 – 19, 2023  || St Louis Missouri

The International Conference on Arabidopsis Research (ICAR) (supported by the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee, NAASC)

         June 5-9, 2023 || Chiba, Japan

IS-MPMI Congress (organized by the International Society of Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, IS-MPMI)

         July 16 – 20, 2023 || Providence, Rhode Island

Botany (organized by the Botanical Society of America, BSA, the American Society of Plant Taxonomists, ASPT, and others)

         July 22 – 26, 2023 || Boise, Idaho

Plant Biology (organized by the American Society of Plant Biologists, ASPB).

         Aug 5 – 9, 2023 || Savannah, Georgia

Plant Health: The American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting (organized by the American Phytopathological Society, APS).

         Aug 12 – 16, 2023​ || Denver, Colorado

 

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