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Can CRISPR help us deal with climate change?

June 28, 2022

PMB researchers are at the forefront of CRISPR research to help plants thrive  in a changing climate and sequester carbon in the soil.

PMB faculty to co-lead new carbon storage initiatives at Innovative Genomics Institute

June 14, 2022

Work by Professors Krishna Niyogi, Peggy Lemaux, Jill Banfield, and Brian Staskawicz will be supported by an $11 million commitment from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

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PMB Alumni + Student Voices Newsletter

June 13, 2022

The spring 2022 edition of our newsletter features alumni profiles, a brief history of the department, class notes, and more. 

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Energy & Biosciences Institute renews partnership with Shell

June 08, 2022

The continued research agreement will enable further research that can make next-generation fuels a competitive, sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.

Ben Williams named 2022 Hellman Fellow

May 19, 2022

The program supports junior faculty research across the UC system.

Two PMB undergraduates honored with departmental awards

May 18, 2022

Nada Lamie and Kenneth Trang are recognized for excellence in undergraduate studies.

Deciphering Microbial Mysteries

May 10, 2022

PMB graduate students Basem Al-Shayeb and Luis Valentin-Alvarado were featured in Breakthroughs magazine for their research that is helping reshape our understanding of the bacterial world.

Barbara Baker and N. Louise Glass sign NAS registry of membership

May 05, 2022

Both professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2021 and were honored during the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting last week. 

PMB graduate students, alumna receive National Science Foundation awards

April 18, 2022

Four current and incoming students, and one alumna will be supported by the prestigious research fellowship.

Thank you for supporting PMB!

March 11, 2022

Nearly 500 people supported Rausser College during this year's Big Give. See the impact here.

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Support PMB during Big Give 2022

March 09, 2022

Make a gift to support PMB students on March 10!

Norman Terry, smiling and holding plants. Photo by Queena Xu.

In Memoriam: Norman Terry

March 01, 2022

Remembering Norman Terry, longtime professor and renowned phytoremediation expert, who passed away on Feb 12 at age 82.

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Alum Pamela Ronald awarded Wolf Prize in Agriculture

February 09, 2022

Ronald, PhD ’90, is recognized for pioneering work on disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance in rice.

Rausser College 2022 Photo contest

January 31, 2022

Enter the Rausser College story photo contest! Submit your best images by February 28 for a chance to win prizes and to have your work featured in  College publications and social media.

Understanding how plants can grow in high magnesium environments

January 27, 2022

Research from the lab of Sheng Luan helps explain how some plants could tolerate the magnesium levels found in inhospitable places like California’s serpentine soils—or even on Mars. 

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