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Riley in the field

Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award for Riley Thoen!

Congratulations to Riley Thoen!  Riley is the recipient of the 2026 Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award. 

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Paper of the Year Award for Samantha Surber

Congratulations to Samantha Surber! She won the 2025 Paper of the Year Award. This award recognizes a graduate student who published a paper with the most significant contributions to plant or fungal biology. Great job, Sammi!

Flyer announcing the graduation celebration

Departmental celebration of our graduating students on May 6th

On May 6, the Plant Biology Department will be celebrating all our graduating students. This includes our undergraduate students majoring and minoring in PBIO and our graduate students! 

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PBGSA’s annual Herb Sale

Please join us for the annual herb sale of the PBIO graduate Student Association!   PBGSA’s annual Herb Sale will be held on April 3rd-6th. All herbs will be priced at just $3! 
Drawing by Lamar Bakes, Night Blooming Cereus (1942)

Lessons Plants offer us

This weekend the Georgia Museum of Art celebrated the opening of its new temporary exhibition titled, “We, Too, Are Made of Wonders” which features works themed around night and outer space.