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NSF funds $3.4 million grant to improve maize crops

field of maize

Sarah Hake and researchers from the Danforth Science Center have been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Alumni Making Headlines!

Three Cal Scientists Shift Focus from Biofuels to Prebiotics; by Glen Martin

Virginia Tartaglio Named ASPB Conviro Scholar

This award program is open to exceptional undergraduate and graduate students studying plant biology

Researchers identify gene that made corn edible

Close up of corn and teointe plants

PMB scientists locate the gene that played a critical role in domesticating corn.

Reinvestment in research supports potential for increased crop yields

Photo by Jim Block

Author: Julie Gipple

Scientists-in-training learn to tell a CLEAR story

Students Tim Jeffers and Tuesday Simmons are ready to answer the public’s science questions at the downtown Berkeley farmers market.

Author: Mackenzie Smith

Wildermuth Recognized for Spearheading Berkeley's 'Be A Scientist' Program

"Be A Scientist" program inspires future scientists across the Berkeley school district

2017 Shibo Zhang Awards

Award recognizes undergraduate excellence

Ben Blackman Receives 2017 Botanical Society of America Emerging Leader Award

Recognizing outstanding efforts and contributions to the science of botany

Plant Fast Food: Berkeley Researchers Turbocharge Photosynthesis

By Maria Guara

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