We had the honor of hosting Cary Fowler at the Danforth Center in St. Louis this week! It was a standing room only crowd for a sobering but inspiring conversation about global food security. You can read more about it here www.stlmag.com/news/cary-fo... . Thank you to host @sarahfenske.bsky.social!

Jacob Suissa's career path was solidified after experiencing his first Botany Conference in 2016. Today, he brings his own students to experience the same inspiration. Celebrate #ADayforBSA by supporting the Endowment and inspire the next generation of botanists! crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...

Please join me in supporting the Botanical Society of America!

Seeds of Change is two weeks away! 🌾 Join us on August 27 for an evening with global food security leader, Dr. Cary Fowler. Free to attend, with in-person and virtual viewing options available. Reserve your spot: bit.ly/4faVwSc #STLEvents #FoodSecurity

Please spread the word! Authors based in Latin America receive discounts from 35-100% when they publish in #AppsPlantSci, thanks to Wiley's Open Access Pricing Power Parity Pilot (OAPPP Pilot). Discover your discount at authorservices.wiley.com/author-resou... #OpenAccess #SocietyJournal #botany

We planted a new vineyard aimed at studying rootstock x scion x environment interactions over time in clonally propagated plants - check out this cool video of our work!

And here’s how to help, or find help, after St. Louis tornado (free article) www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...

Help BSA raise funds to support the PLANTS program! NSF terminated our award, but our community is stepping up! Donate today to support a leadership & mentoring program that supports the next generation of plant scientists! #SupportPLANTS botany.org/.../plants-g... crm.botany.org/makeadonation

On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n

In light of the skinny budget (55.8% reduction), 6 past NSF directors and 7 NSB chairs have sent the House Committee on Appropriations a letter advising doubling the NSF budget. "We face a fork in the road. Do we want to win or concede the race for new knowledge and a competitive STEM workforce?"

“I don’t think this plant is a lost cause,” said Lily Hislop @currantlylily.bsky.social, who runs the only institutionally backed #blackcurrant breeding program in the West at the Savanna Institute. #Blackcurrants showing up in Ambrook Research! ambrook.com/research/cro... @jessehirsch.bsky.social

Went on my first baby run yesterday after two surgeries to deal with a torn meniscus last year. It was sooooooooooooo nice to be back out there! I even caught a glimpse of my very favorite heron - the little blue heron. 🐦

It’s scary to be excited these days but I’m proud of our collaborative team and this new project to understand grafting and environmental variation effects on grapevine rootstock and scion epigenomics in vineyards across the Eastern US. @ajmiller4233.bsky.social news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

🌱 Stand Up for Science 🌿 Support BSA with an unrestricted gift on International Plant Appreciation Day! Your donation gives us the flexibility to respond to funding cuts and other emerging challenges. 💚 Give today: crm.botany.org/makeadonation 💚 Share your story with #LetsGoPlants and #IamaBotanist

Join me in supporting the Botanical Society of America today - on International Plant Appreciation Day!

#Botany2025 let's gooooooooooo

“the N.P.G.S. budget is shoestring and its staffing minimal…And yet, with a trivial investment of 0.000008 percent of the federal budget, N.P.G.S. scientists quietly enable and safeguard our food system, worth around $1.5 trillion. Talk about return on investment.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...

0.000008% of the federal budget. And utterly, irreplaceably, priceless.

Perennial grain crops are here among us no longer a pipedream- thanks Malawi and China leading the way with civil society #thelandinstitute new options for farmers #savesoil family nutrition long lived roots+MO rewiring N P cycles #agrecology @vimbayic.bsky.social #PowellMponela @cimmyt.bsky.social

Our view of plants is expanding thanks to @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social’s team and our @advbioimaginglab.bsky.social. They’ve developed ExPOSE, a technique that enlarges plant cells for clearer imaging. This low-cost, high-res method is a promising breakthrough for plant research: loom.ly/STSKKuA

Pathways to a Perennial Future perennial grains meeting at CIMMYT in Texcoco, Mexico, co-hosted by the Land Institute

Root research through the years - the foundation of agricultural sustainabilty yet still so understudied! The hidden half is key to #savesoil, #climateaction, lets go root biologists! Which type of root systems are good for perennial crops?

This week I am attending the “Pathways to Perennjal Future” International meeting at CIMMYT near Mexico City. Learn more about why I think perennial grains have a role to play in the future of agriculture in myTEDx St. Louis talk.

The February issue of #AJB is here!! The opposite of #doomscrolling!! #SocietyJournal #PlantJoy #IAmABotanist

Plant genomics in @science.org this week: Sequencing manioc/cassava genomes shows few geographic genetic signatures and instead Indigenous farming practices have driven dispersal of this clonally propagated crop www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

My professional society @botsocamerica.bsky.social hosted listening session. While ending, a comment brought me unexpected & enormous amount of comfort:"BSA as a society is more than 100 years old and has weathered many storms. This is just one of them. We will get through it and be better."

Bog ecosystems are carbon storage powerhouses, and scientists believe that sphagnum moss may be their secret weapon. At the Danforth Center, Sona Pandey, PhD, and her lab are taking a closer look. Dive into the full story via Northern Public Radio: loom.ly/QtSLLtQ

Every February, @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social puts together a list honoring one Black plant scientist for each day of #BlackHistoryMonth. Read his full article via @plantaeofficial.bsky.social and meet all 28 scientists: loom.ly/AMg1m_4

Thank you for this wonderful news!! www.macfound.org/press/perspe...

#BlackHistoryMonth Plant Scientist Spotlight - Meet Nia Worth!🌱 👉 See the full list of incredible plant scientists featured at https://buff.ly/41fCJQn #plantscience

After an extensive search, the Danforth Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, its next President. @gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org. www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...

🌿 BSA & ASPT offer a $1,000 grant for projects that connect the botanical sciences with the public & policymakers! Proposal Deadline: March 1, 2025 Open to all active members. For more information and to apply, visit: botany.org/home/awards/... #BSAawards #BSApublicpolicy #IamaBotanist

This is a reminder that the American Journal of Botany welcomes applications to our AJB Synthesis Prize to showcase early-career scientists! Deadline: 17 Feb 2025 For information, see botany.org/home/awards/... For previous #AJBsynthesis papers: bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Yep, as of today, I have a podcast: The 314! Please give it a listen and let me know what you think -- or just smash that "follow" button to keep an eye out for the next episode.

Get involved with the Botanical Society of America! Nominations for the Board (and 26 committee openings) are open through February 1, 2025. Board roles include President-Elect, Treasurer, Director-at-Large for Publications, and Student Representative. Learn more: mailchi.mp/botany.org/b...

We hope you join us for the 2025 NAPPN Annual Conference taking place Feb. 25th to 27th, 2025! This year, the meeting looks a little different in structure, with NAPPN hosting a virtual conference and several regional Hubs hosting additional in-person events www.plantphenotyping.org/conference-h...

My group is recruiting a bioinformatician for genomic studies in maize. The position includes work on diverse projects and collaborations with the Maize Genetics and Genomics Database, the CERCA project, and others in the Hufford Lab. isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

The Morton Arboretum REU program now accepting applications! My lab will be hosting a student to develop a project using morphometrics to investigate how "typical" type specimens are in a fascinating clade of Mexican white oaks. Apply today to join us this summer! mortonarb.org/science/oppo...

For lab meeting this week we did a behind the scenes tour at the Missouri Botanical Garden. It was so great to be back in the library and herbarium!

So excited to announce our department is hiring a tenure track position in Forest Ecophysiology! Happy to answer any questions about the position!! Join us in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Penn State! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

FREE virtual symposium on Plant Resilience and Conservation for a Changing Climate starts TODAY at 11 AM Eastern! Details & registration info below

Looking forward to @botsocamerica.bsky.social virtual symposium on Plant Resilience and Conservation for a Changing Climate this Thurs & Fri 11 AM - 3:30 PM Eastern. Postdoc @lucasjalbano.bsky.social & PhD student @kalebgoff.bsky.social are among the stellar lineup of presenters. More info below 🌱

The University of Missouri is searching for an Assistant Professor in Root Biology! Please share! erecruit.umsystem.edu/psp/tamext/C...

I'm launching a new writing & editing business, The Sustainable Professor. Whether you are working on a paper, proposal, review, statement, or tenure package–and whether you are at the brainstorming stage or just need a last-minute polish–I'm here to help. www.thesustainableprofessor.com

Bad budget news: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is the biggest loser, with lawmakers imposing an 8.3% cut to $9.06 billion, some $820 million below 2023. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Reminder: The Plant Resilience Institute is hiring for multiple open faculty positions (all ranks) focused on studying plant resilience to biotic and abiotic stressors! Send me any questions. Apply by February 1 at bit.ly/40Q5pO9

Happy belated New Year from the Miller lab group at the Danforth Center and Saint Louis University in St. Louis MO USA. The future is bright!

Started the day by submitting final grades for my first year seminar “Food and the Environment” at Saint Louis University. First time through this course for me - a very enjoyable learning experience with a tremendous group of patient and engaged SLU students. Happy holidays everyone 💙