Mark your calendars for the first Plantae.org live online chat discussion with featured community member Anne Sternberger! Support your peers | Discuss plant science topics | Learn about how others work Tuesday, June 27th at 5pm EST / 11am HST | Join: www.plantae.org/annes Anne is a third-year Ph.D. student at Ohio University working with Sarah Wyatt […]
Plantae makes it easy to communicate with plant scientists from around the globe about anything related to research, careers, grants and other plant biology topics. Here are some things you can do: Set up a network for your lab or project team Curate, review, annotate, and co-author content Set up simple learning modules using collections […]
You asked – we listened! In early June, Plantae will transform into a more collaborative, intuitive workspace for the plant science community. We can’t wait to show you and have you explore the new site! Look out for a VIP invite with instructions – coming on June 9 – and get ready for something big! […]
We’re excited to announce that in early June, our online community (community.plantae.org), will be maturing into a more collaborative, intuitive workspace for plant scientists to explore. Over the last few months, we’ve been gathering your user feedback and are upgrading the site to incorporate as many of the features and functionalities you’ve been asking for […]
Talking Plants: Plant Science Communication in a Digital World Recorded May 2017 About This Webinar: In this seminar, Claire Hopkins will cover the basics, challenges, and joys of communicating plant science to the public. She will offer simple tips for improving your communication skills in any setting while explaining the advantages of various methods and […]
On March 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) published a request for applications (RFA) for the AFRI Water for Food Production Systems Challenge Area, which is a combination of the Food Security and Water for Agriculture Challenge Areas. This interdisciplinary initiative looks to address the issues of water […]
North Carolina State University’s Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Engineering, and Sciences are recruiting outstanding students to pursue interdisciplinary PhDs as USDA-funded National Needs Fellows. We are targeting students from groups traditionally underrepresented in agricultural sciences including women and African-. Hispanic-, Native-, and Asian-Americans. We seek highly qualified and motivated students with demonstrated research […]
Labs, Leadership, and Teams: Project-Based Management Recorded June 2017 About this Webinar: Leading a lab group or being a member within requires coordination and communication to foster a productive and comfortable work environment. With the increase in interdisciplinary initiatives, it is important for all members of research teams to build their collaboration-related skills. Furthermore, these […]