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    Alumnus Jenny Cruse-Sanders is the Director of the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

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    Crowd at the Athens Science Café with chef Hugh Acheson, Botanical Gardens, 2015

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    PBIO grad student David Higgins counts down for Grad students Ilkay Doerter, Lauren Eserman, and Jess Stephens to begin the egg-and-spoon race at the Graduate Student Field Day (April, 2015)

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    Loren Rieseberg, John Burke, Lisa Donovan, Brent Hulke, Andries Temme, Rishi Masalia exploring the deserts of Southern California (2015).

  • Grad Student - Katie Putney

    PBIO grad student Katie Putney and former Chang lab technician Grant Lor set up a field experiment for former PBIO grad student Bryan Quigly (May 2013)

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April 2018: PBIO PhD Student Patrick Smallwood Awarded Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship

Patrick Smallwood, a Plant Biology PhD student in the Trapnell lab, was awarded the 2018 Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship by the Garden Club of America to study Variation in mycorrhizal species associating with Cypripedium parviflorum (Orchidaceae) across a broad geographic range in eastern North America. Way to go, Patrick!

Rishi Masalia named UGA Amazing Student
April 2018: PBIO PhD Student Rishi Masalia Featured as UGA Amazing Student

Plant Biology graduate student Rishi Masalia was named as a UGA Amazing Student! Rishi works in John Burke's lab studying drought resistance. He is a co-founder of the Athens Science Café and the Athens Science Observer, as well as a 2018 K. Patricia Cross Scholar. He has also served as ASPB's Graduate Student Ambassador for the Southeast U.S.

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Seminar: Chris Gough (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Chris Gough (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Time: April 23, 2018 - 4:00pm
Location: 2401 Miller Plant Sciences
Hosted by: Chris J. Peterson
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"Does intermediate disturbance enhance forest production?: A tale of thresholds, shifting complexity, and resource redistribution"

Seminar: Ashley Rea (née Pim) (University of Georgia)

Ashley Rea (Exit Seminar)
Time: June 14, 2018 - 1:00pm
Location: 2507 Miller Plant Sciences
Hosted by: Lisa A. Donovan
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"TBA"

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