On #NationalSTEMDay, think how U.S. National Science Foundation #EPSCoR has funded #Nebraska research & #STEM careers! In past 10 yrs that's meant: * NE CRRI (Ctr for Root & Rhizobiome Innov) * #NebEQUATE, Emergent Quantum Materials & Tech * #YoungNebraskaScientists +more More at epscor.nebraska.edu/about

If you're on the UNL campus stop by on Monday to see Vladimir Torres, PhD & Harshita present at this month's PSI research seminar. Vla with be presenting on his recent maize TWAS preprint. Harshita on a comparable but previously unpublished/undiscussed sorghum dataset.

Will space-grown food be served at a Thanksgiving 100 years from now? Dr. Yufeng Ge (alum of our #NSFfunded NE CRRI collaboration) & University of Nebraska-Lincoln team are working on it! Nebraska Engineering Nebraska Biological Systems Engineering Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture Nebraska Research NIC #robotics #plantsci news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda…

Pooja identified variation of viral communities in the rhizosphere between Zea mays (corn) genotypes...interesting result as a product of our U.S. National Science Foundation funded NE CRRI Nebraska EPSCoR project published in ISME Communications nature.com/articles/s4370…

Concepts and consequences of the hyphosphere core microbiome for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal fitness and function nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… #plantsci ♻️

The EASTERN NEBRASKA CORN & SOYBEAN EXPO is Jan. 25 at ENREEC. The program will kick off at 8:30 a.m. and will finish up at 3:00 p.m. Learn from a variety of speakers and vendors about important topics for corn and soybean production in 2024! go.unl.edu/78iz

Please join us next Monday, Jan 22 at 12 pm for PSI January Research Group Meeting with presentations from the David Holding and Jinliang Yang labs. Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture UNL Department of Plant Pathology Nebraska Bio Sci Nebraska Biochem UNLBigData UNL Ag Research Nebraska Research

Well-deserved congratulations to Kasia Glowacka Kasia Glowacka who was recognized today as winner of UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources ARD Junior Faculty Excellence in Research Award! Nebraska Biochem UNL Ag Research NE CRRI

Corn hybrids carrying genes that change starch grain composition can help overweight humans lose weight by promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria in the human gut. Out now in Nature Metabolism. (Nebraska Food 4 Health Center) nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2024/0…

CHEERS to University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty gaining promotion/tenure, incl new full professors: * Karrie Weber (Karrie Weber) from our prior NE CRRI U.S. National Science Foundation #EPSCoR proj & * Eva Schubert (Nebraska Engineering) from our current #NebEQUATE & past #nanoscience proj #womeninSTEM news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda…

Saliency from an AI model originally trained to predict gene expression patterns to identify regulatory sequences up to 15 kb away from target genes in the maize and sorghum genomes. New preprint lead by Michael Tross. doi.org/10.1101/2024.0…

Exciting opportunity to make a difference through plant biotechnology: announcing opening for our next Plant Transformation Core Research Facility Director and Open-Rank Tenure Track Professorship in Crop Improvement employment.unl.edu/postings/91810 RT MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social CABBI UNL Ag Research

Toshihiro Obata speaking today at USDA NIFA A1103 Project Director's conference about collaboration w/Nebraska Food Science & Technology & Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture researchers Nebraska Biochem UNL Ag Research Nebraska Research

Across my scientific career there are multiple things that are changing but there are at least two constants, corn 🌽 and the help of my family. The first photo is back to my master in Unidad de Genómica Avanzada del Cinvestav, 12yr ago, and the second in an amazing greenhouse we have here at University of Nebraska-Lincoln!

Important genomic finding by Kasia Glowacka's lab boosts plant water efficiency by up to 30% in the face of #drought Facilities at UNL PSI and elsewhere at UNL are important assets for this high-level plant research news.unl.edu/article/husker…

Join us on Oct 24-25 for the 2024 UNL Plant Science Retreat, Lied Lodge, Nebraska City: "Advanced Genomics for Stress-Resilient Plants" Register by Sep 20. Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture UNLBigData Nebraska Biochem UNL Department of Plant Pathology Nebraska Bio Sci Nebraska Biological Systems Engineering UNL CROPS Nebraska Entomology Nebraska Research UNL Ag Research

Celebrating Fangyi Li today! Her work may change how some photosynthetic traits are measured in fields and taught me how little I know about cold tolerance! She graduated with her Ph.D. today hooded by James Schnable and myself, her co-mentors. UNL PSI Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture Nebraska Biochem

The 2025 Midwest American Soc of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Meeting, March 21-23, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln--diverse plant science research midwest.aspb.org/meeting/. UNL conference chair Rebecca Roston Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture UNL Department of Plant Pathology Nebraska Biochem UNL Ag Research

The biggest impact I'll ever have as a professor is the people I help to train. Felt wonderful to see so many current trainees and lab alumni together in one place this past weekend.

Please join us on Monday at 12 pm in E228 Beadle for the March PSI Research Group Meeting with presentations from the Obata and Roston labs. Nebraska Biochem UNL Department of Plant Pathology UNL Ag Research Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture Nebraska Bio Sci UNLBigData UNL CROPS Nebraska Research