Entries by Rob Last

Into the Second Century: ASPB 2024

Rob Last’s Fourth ASPB President’s Letter This continues the mini tradition of publishing the President’s Letter as part of a collection of essays and other resources related to the topic (https://community.plantae.org/…). Please also have a look at the previous two collections on member security (https://community.plantae.org/…) and future careers (https://community.plantae.org/…), and send your feedback about these […]

President’s Letter—Securing the Future of Plant Biologists

Guest post by Rob Last, ASPB President ASPB News • January/February 2019 • Volume 46, Number 1 Note: To help increase the usefulness of the President’s Letter and expand participation in ASPB, a collection of resources from other community members that are relevant to this topic are available on the Plantae website. Links are provided to blogs written […]

Big Challenges Require Broad Thinking

Rob Last’s fifth president’s letter This continues the experiment of publishing the President’s Letter as part of a collection of essays and other resources related to the topic (https://community.plantae.org/path/5277540829945137009). Please also have a look at the previous collections on the future of not-for-profit science organizations (http://bit.ly/futurenonprofitscience), member security (http://bit.ly/SecuringFuturePl…) and future careers (http://bit.ly/NextGenerationCa…), and send your feedback […]