News & Announcements
Kristen M. DeAngelis Interviewed on the NPR Program "Science Friday"
Kristen M. DeAngelis Interviewed on the NPR Program "Science Friday"
Professor Kristen DeAngelis discusses her work on a soil-warming experimental plot of hardwoods in Central Massachusetts and its effect on carbon loss. The segment begins at 5:50. Read more
Annual Plant Biology Potluck
Annual Plant Biology Potluck
The Annual Plant Biology Potluck will be Friday, September 21, 2018. The potluck will start at 6pm. Professor Elizabeth Vierling has agreed to host the potluck this year. For more information, please contact Jimmy Wright (jpwright@umass.edu).
Special IDGP Workshop for Graduate Students and Post-Docs: Hands-on workshop aimed to help students get creative about ways they can market their skills and knowledge
Special IDGP Workshop for Graduate Students and Post-Docs: Hands-on workshop aimed to help students get creative about ways they can market their skills and knowledge
Plant Biology Graduate Student Samantha Glaze-Corcoran will host Katherine Onk from LinkedIn, who will lead a workshop targeted towards IDGP Graduate Students and Post-Docs.
French Hall, Room 209
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 at 10am
Kristen DeAngelis recognized by the NSF with its Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
Kristen DeAngelis recognized by the NSF with its Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
Microbial ecologist Kristen DeAngelis has been recognized by the National Science Foundation with its Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, a five-year grant that will support her research and teaching on soil microbes and their response to a warming environment. Read more
A Splashy Welcome for Incoming Graduate Students
A Splashy Welcome for Incoming Graduate Students
Incoming students in the interdisciplinary graduate programs in the life sciences (MCB, NSB, OEB and PB) enjoyed a day of whitewater rafting on the Deerfield River. Several faculty, staff and current students joined the group. The rafting adventure was a great way to get to know one another and have a ton of fun at the same time.
IDGP Student and Faculty BBQ August 28, 2018
IDGP Student and Faculty BBQ August 28, 2018
Please join us for an all student and faculty BBQ mixer to welcome the incoming Fall 2018 cohort!
IDGP New Student Reception BBQ
Date: August 28, 2018
Time: 5:00pm start time
Location: Durfee Lawn (the lawn just north of French Hall, near the pink pillars and Durfee greenhouse)
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Please RSVP by August 20
Hope to see you there! The BBQ will include vegetarian food options and a cash bar will be available.
We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense
We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense
David Chan-Rodriguez
Friday, August 3, 2018
10:00 AM
LSL, Room S330
Thesis Title: Grass-specific mechanisms of iron uptake: investigation of phytosiderophore transporters and discovery of novel iron deficiency loci
Thesis Advisor: Elsbeth Walker
Kristina Stinson Quoted in NPR WCAI Story, "Climate Change Is Making Allergies Worse"
Kristina Stinson Quoted in NPR WCAI Story, "Climate Change Is Making Allergies Worse"
If you think your seasonal allergies are getting worse, could be you’re not imagining things. Changes in temperature, rainfall, and greenhouse gases are making the pollen season stronger and longer. Read More
We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense
We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense
Carlisle Bascom
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
11:00 AM
French Hall, Room 209
Thesis Title: The Interplay Between Polarity Regulators, Calcium, and the Actin Cytoskeleton During Tip Growth
Thesis Advisor: Dong Wang
We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense
We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense
Gregory DeIulio
Monday, June 4, 2018
10:00 AM
LSL, Room 410
Thesis Title: Genomics and Plant Disease: a Study of Fusarium oxysporum Kinases and Downy Mildew Resistance in Basil
Thesis Advisor: Li-Jun Ma