To Save Life on Earth, Bring Back Taxonomy nytimes.com/2024/07/07/opi…

Can resilience be restored? Just out: evidence that restored prairie is resilient as remnant prairie to drought - and more so if there is heterogeneity in soil. Great job ⁦⁦Ashley Wojciechowski⁩ !! ⁦Konza Prairie LTER⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Kansas Bio Survey & Center for Ecological Research⁩ search.app/c1wmFx9VbbRy6J…

It’s been a busy summer of meetings - starting with NewRoots project meeting in Lawrence, Kansas mid-June. I’m late posting photos but this Institute had a productive few days talking about integration of plant organismal systems, community ecology, and the soil ecosphere

In early July lab members attended Open-GPB2024 Conference grapevine physiology and biotechnology meeting in Logroño Spain. Zachary Harris gave a great talk and new PhD candidate Danielle Hopkins shared a poster

This week lab senior research scientist Matthew J. Rubin will be sharing his phenomic prediction work in Silphium at the NAPB meeting in St. Louis. Please check out his poster if you’re there! The Land Institute Danforth Center

You are invited to the BSA Virtual Symposium on Climate Change, November 14-15, 2024! This free event is open to the public. Included in this Fall’s symposium are 12 spots for ​submitted abstracts. Deadline to submit an abstract is Sept. 15, 2024. Visit: climatesymposium.botany.org/plant-resilien…

Our prairie is alive with colorful summer blooms! Reconstructed prairies can play an important role in urban areas, providing vital habitats for city wildlife, enhancing biodiversity, and beautifying the landscape for the enjoyment of its human residents as well 🌿🪺🦋🌻🦉🐝 🌺

Calling all ecologists, especially ECRs! Apply to participate in the Andina 2025 workshop focused on "Aligning global priorities and local action in ecological research and practice." An excellent opportunity to address critical topics for an actionable science! .Ecological Society

G A M E D A Y ! 🆚 Kansas City Women's Soccer ⏰ 7:00PM 📍 Hermann Stadium 📺 ESPN + #HTR #RollBills

Welcome Matthew J. Rubin to SLUBiology Saint Louis University !

Want to learn more about what we’ve been up to this summer? Check out this great blog post about our field experiments with emerging perennial crops Danforth Center in collaboration with The Land Institute and many others! 🌱🌾🫛🌿🌻

We’re excited to announce Kevin Cox Jr as Assistant Member & joint faculty member with WashU! 🎉 Kevin is an STL native who’s passionate about plant disease resistance research. Learn more about his cutting-edge research here: loom.ly/by84-vE

If you love plants you’ve got to love the Botanical Society America! Today is a day for the BSA. Why do I support it?This society backs all aspects of plant work and is deeply committed to students - Last year ~50% of the annual meeting participants were trainees! ❤️🌱❤️🌱

Benefits of alfalfa intercropped with corn at UW-Madison Arlington Field day- UW–Madison CALS Agronomy, Crop, and Soil Science Societies UW Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences

This is so cool!

Get a taste of sustainability Wed. 9/4 5-8 p.m. at Blue Jay Brewing’s release party for their brand-new beer, the New Roots American Lager! This special beer is brewed using Kernza®, a perennial grain being studied for its huge potential as a sustainable agricultural crop.

Here's what I've learned in 10 years in St. Louis, via St. Louis Magazine stlmag.com/culture/10-thi…

Just a reminder that the 2009 Leaf Manual is available open access ! Use it and enjoy the leaves. 🍃🌿🍂 repository.si.edu/handle/10088/9…

September is #DeafAwarenessMonth! Check out grad student Eric Heinze’s profile where he shares what it’s been like to move from a hearing institution to a deaf one, and back again! themindhears.org/2024/08/28/pro…

Wednesday night’s New Roots American Lager debut was a blast! If you couldn’t make it, don’t worry—Blue Jay Brewing still has the beer on draft, so you can stop by for a pint of this perennial-based brew sometime soon.