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PPEM Professor Justin Walley and Christian Montes, research scientist, recently led SCP methods that were reported in New Phytologist, one of the leading journals in the world of plant sciences. 

The recent publication, The Soybean Cyst Nematode Effector Cysteine Protease 1 (CPR1) Targets a Mitochondrial Soybean Branched-Chain Amino Acid Aminotransferase (GmBCAT1) was selected as an Editor’s Pick by MPMI editorial office & the paper wa

Joe Wheelock graduated in 2014 with degrees in Entomology and Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. He worked under guidance of Dr.

Randall Cass was featured on Curious Planet Podcast, discussing how honeybees can teach humans about decision-making!

Dr. Scott Hutchins received a Ph.D. in Entomology from Iowa State University in 1987. On Thursday, Oct. 31, PPEM hosted a welcome reception for Dr. Hutchens of his recent achievement, the Henry A. Wallace Award.

Iowa State University's Seed Science Center is participating in the Seed Congress of the Americas taking place from September 30 to October 3 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

The Seed World U.S. magazine cover spotlight for September 2024 is Dr. Keri Carstens! 

Dr. Ge Zhang, a former graduate student of Drs. Amy Toth and Matt O'Neal won the Journal of Economic Entomology – Editors’ Choice Award for 2024.

Amid the loud, consistent hum of a mating call, watch as members of Iowa State's Integrated Pest Management immerse themselves among the 17-year cicadas in eastern Iowa.

The National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 120 members and 24 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

Stith, an Agricultural Specialist at Iowa State University, is a dedicated volunteer judge at the State Science Technology Fair of Iowa since his freshman year at Iowa State University in 2005.

Solar farms generate resistance from neighbors worried about changing the agricultural landscape. So a team in Iowa is working on a way to grow food and harvest solar power on the same acreage.

Aline Sartor Chicowski and Katerina Holan just finished their PhDs in the Whitham Lab and were honored with a Research Excellence Award.

Joel Coats, distinguished professor emeritus in plant pathology, entomology and microbiology, received the Kenneth A. Spencer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Agricultural and Food Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.

October, 25 - 2023

Luke Huggins, Diana Mulder and Alexandra Starkey were awarded in the Norman Borlaug poster competition - World Food Issues at Iowa State University. 

The work of Adam Sisson and Brandon Kleinke is featured in Inside Iowa State.