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Plants and their people" is a series featuring students, faculty, and staff describing their present life in UMN Plant Pathology. Dong-gyu Kim is currently (2021) a graduate student from the University of Minnesota's Department of Plant Pathology.

Listen to the Wisconsin Public Radio show The Morning Show where PLPA's Ben Held discusses the potential use of fungi to fight invasive species.

Biofabrication companies are increasingly excited about the prospect of using fungi to produce sturdy, sustainable alternatives to plastic and leather. But new research suggests that Indigenous Americans were already making “mycotextiles” at least a century ago. Learn more from plant pathology study co-author Robert Blanchette, PhD, and other contributors about the history and future of mycotextiles.

Inspired by the 50th anniversary of University of Minnesota alumnus Dr. Norman Borlaug received the Nobel Peace Prize for a lifetime of work to feed a hungry world, the U of M College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) is honoring 50 individuals or groups working to advance food security today.

Eva Henningsen successfully passed her Master's thesis.

Plant Pathology members recognized at the 2021  CFANS Spring College Assembly

As Spring Semester enters its final weeks, it is time to take a breath, reflect on all this school year has brought, and celebrate the small and large accomplishments of our colleagues.

At the last faculty assembly meeting, a proposal was made by the Education Committee to no longer require a GRE score with new student applications.

Plant Pathology Stands in Support of Asian and Asian American Students, Staff, and Faculty.