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Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Kimmelfield
The Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program is pleased to announce that TPS Fellow Rebecca Kimmelfield successfully defended her PhD dissertation on Thursday, April 23rd. Rebecca, a member…
Congratulations to TPS alumna Ashley Yates-Stewart
The Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program is pleased to announce that Dr. Ashley Yates-Stewart, a 2019 graduate of the TPS program, will soon start a new position with Bayer Crop Sciences…
Recent publication from TPS alumna Ashley Yates-Stewart
Recent TPS graduate Dr. Ashley Yates-Stewart was recently published in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. The article, titled “Soybean aphids adapted to host-plant resistance by down…
California: America's Salty Breadbasket
California is often referred to as the breadbasket of the world due to its rich agricultural industry. Water supply and water quality are topics I would hear about almost every day as the most…
First there was fruit flavored candy, now there’s candy flavored fruit
I first heard about cotton candy grapes a few years ago from my mother who brought some home after discovering that her class of fussy 2 year olds were…
Advantages of Rotating – Wait; what is that?
There are many terms in life that we may hear from time to time but only vaguely have a true idea of what they mean. Filibuster, diode, aileron, poppycock – you may not know what they mean…
Congratulations to TPS graduate Bill Rolling
The Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program is pleased to announce that 2019 graduate Bill Rolling will soon be starting a new position as an USDA-ARS Post-doctoral Research Associate in the…
Congratulations to Parker Evans
Congratulations to TPS Fellow Parker Evans, who was recently inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Parker was selected for this honor because he is in the top 10% of graduate students…
O Tannenbaum
Clark Griswold: “We're kicking off our fun old-fashion family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape…