Plant Biology Section News

CALS News, Spotlights, Field Notes and FutureCasts of interest to the Plant Biology Section community in the School of Integrative Plant Science.

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Meet our new faculty - spring 2021
  • Microbiology
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
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Spotlight

Meet our faculty: Joyce G. Chery
Academic focus: My lab focuses on the evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) of plants. We integrate classical plant anatomical and developmental techniques with systematics, phylogenetic comparative methods, and cell and molecular...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plants
six tubs of sweet potatoes

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SIPS faculty team up for sweet potato improvement
Gaurav Moghe, assistant professor of plant biology, is an expert in plant biochemistry (phytochemistry) — researching the evolution and applications of plant metabolism. Horticulture Professor Steve Reiners is an authority on vegetable...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Plant Biology Section
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Plant biologists reveal genetic patterns in maize development
A Cornell research team led by Michael Scanlon, professor of plant biology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ School of Integrative Plant Science, recently reported new insights into the patterns of gene expression in maize stem...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Agriculture
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Field Note

Semester (un)interrupted: Innovative teaching in the hybrid semester
From navigating social distancing requirements to sending creative, do-it-yourself toolkits to their remote students, the CALS community has continued to persevere in the face of unprecedented challenges. Below, hear from several CALS faculty...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Soil and Crop Sciences Section

Land Acknowledgment

Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York State, and the United States of America.  We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' people, past and present, to these lands and waters.