March for Science – the next steps

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Over the weekend thousands of scientists and supporters of science across the world took part in March for Science events from Washington, DC to Sydney, Australia. (Please see community statement, which ASPB joined, applauding the March for Science.)  Plant scientists and ASPB staff marched in support of the countless contributions science has made and will … Read more

Launching Botany Live! for Fascination of Plants Day

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May 18th is the Fascination of Plants Day, and we want to help in this international effort to highlight the importance of plants and plant science. Therefore, we’re supporting the #BotanyLive e-event! In a nutshell, we’re asking planty folks (curious, enthusiasts, professionals) to share something about their fascination with plants online. We’re particularly recommending the … Read more

Where’s “What We’re Reading”?

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We’ve been cross-posting the What We’re Reading paper summaries on both the Plant Science Today blog (here) and the Plantae blog, but starting today we’ll only be publishing them on the Plantae blog, as we want to focus Plant Science Today on ASPB news and events. So get on over to Plantae.org, see you there! … Read more

Jenna Gallegos Awarded 2017 ASPB/AAAS Mass Media Fellowship

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Jenna E. Gallegos, from the University of California, Davis, has been selected to represent ASPB as the 2017 ASPB/AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellow. She will spend 10 weeks this summer training as a science journalist at the Washington Post in Washington, D.C. In June, Jenna will earn her PhD in plant biology with … Read more