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Somer Rowe is a PBIO undergraduate student conducting research in Dr. Chris Peterson's lab, which focuses on the effects of wind disturbance on the carbon cycle.

Kristen was awarded a travel award from the Office of the Vice President of Research to attend the Cell Wall Meeting this June in Chania, Crete, Greece. Way to go!!

Kathrin Stanger-Hall, Associate Professor in Plant Biology and Director of the National Academies Southeast Summer Institute, was awarded ORAU* funding for the First Southeastern Scientific Teaching Network Conference, July 20-22, 2016 in Athens, GA.

Chelsea Cunard (advised by Rick Lankau and Shumei Chang) and Alex Harkess (advised by Jim Leebens-Mack) both successfully defended their dissertations this month. Congratulations to both of you!!

Pollen competition in style: Effects of pollen size on siring success in the hermaphroditic common morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea

Britnie McCallum and Shu-Mei Chang

Am. J. Bot. 2016; 103:460-470 doi:10.3732/ajb.1500211