Austin Lien Awarded Alan Dexter Scholarship
Graduate student Austin Lien was awarded the Alan Dexter scholarship at the 52nd annual Sugar Reporting Session in Fargo.
Start of a Winning Streak: Regional Bacterial Leaf Streak Meeting Co-founded by Rebecca Curland
Curland and Jonathan Jacobs (OSU) co-organized the first-ever Regional Bacterial Leaf Streak Meeting with the goal of developing a collaborative, multidisciplinary space for BLS research and education.
Olivera, Steffenson receive 2022 National Awards from American Phytopathological Society (APS)
Pablo Olivera Firpo, PhD, is receiving the Excellence in International Service Award. Brian Steffenson, PhD, is being named an APS Fellow.
PLPA Grad Students Go Camping!
After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, our graduate students were once again able to resume their bi-annual camping trip.
September was (unofficially) Plant Pathology Outreach Month!
We had a busy month with multiple outreach opportunities for our graduate students!
UMN Plant Pathology at the 2021 Minnesota State Fair
On August 31st and September 2nd, our outreach coordinator, Becca Hall, and graduate students within our department presented a plant pathology lesson at the CFANS popup learning table at the Minnesota State Fair.
Welcome all new Fall 2021 PLPA students!
On behalf of the Department of Plant Pathology, I would like to warmly welcome all new PLPA students!
