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Ashley Yates Receives Graduate Student Award from the ESA
The Entomological Society of America recently announced the 2018 Plant-Insect Ecosystem (P-IE) awardees. The Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program is proud to announce that TPS Fellow…
Take Time for Salsa
As TPS fellow Katie D’Amico previously alluded to in her blog post about mental health, it is important to set aside time for yourself during graduate school. Hobbies are a great way to recharge,…
TPS Fellow Irene Gentzel Attends USDA-NIFA Fellows Meeting in Washington, D.C.
TPS Fellow Irene Gentzel recently participated in the USDA-NIFA Fellows project directors meeting in Washington, D.C. In 2017, Irene was awarded a pre-doctoral fellowship in the USDA’s…
Storing All of Your Ph.D. Data in One File
One of the challenges of publishing academic manuscripts is the large amount of different information that is required to do so. In my (limited) experience one of the best solutions to combat this…
Current events in plant breeding and intellectual property
This summer, in addition to stepping up my research (and getting married), I’ve been helping run a class on intellectual property (IP) strategy in the business school here at Ohio State. The…
Addressing Mental Health in Graduate School
Everyone experiences occasional bouts of stress or worry or sadness, but when those feelings become extreme or interfere with daily functioning, they could be indicators of more serious mental…
Soy Smarts Summer Camp
I recently had the opportunity to teach 30 middle school students about soybean breeding as part of the Soy Smarts Summer Camp, an event…
Three TPS Fellows Receive OARDC SEEDS Grants
The Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program is proud to announce that three of our fellows were recently awarded funding through the OARDC Research Enhancement Competitive Grants Program.…
May was Beef Month!
Have you fired up your grill this year? Chances are that you have, as summer is just around the corner. While grilling hamburgers or steaks, have you ever thought about where that beef was from,…