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Adrien Burlacot

November 30, 2022

Awards

Carnegie’s Adrien Burlacot selected for Forbes “Under 30” list

Sue Rhee

November 10, 2022

Administrative News

Carnegie’s Sue Rhee Will Transition to Michigan State University Next Year To Head Up a Plant Resilience Institute

The Bambara groundnut is a legume cultivated throughout Africa and one of the most important sources of protein throughout the continent. The groundnut can support the growth of other crops by enriching soils through nitrogen fixation. Equipped with a recently published genome, plant breeders and scientists are attempting to improve Bambara groundnut varieties to address food security concerns in semi-arid Africa. Image purchased from Shutterstock.

November 04, 2022

Breaking News

Indigenous Crops May Help Us Survive Climate Change, But How We Talk About Them Matters

An artist's conception of the new Carnegie facility in Pasadena, California courtesy of HOK.

October 03, 2022

Administrative News

California State Funding to Advance Carnegie Climate Research Capabilities

Artist’s concept illustrating the rhino's decreasing geographical range and loss of genetic variability. Artwork is courtesy of Mark Belan | artscistudios.com.

September 22, 2022

Breaking News

It May Already Be Too Late To Meet U.N. Genetic Diversity Target

Tidestromia oblongifolia in winter, Death Valley National Park, CA, USA, Photo by Seung Yon (Sue) Rhee, Copyright 2018, Creative Commons CC BY 4.0

August 23, 2022

Awards

New NSF-Funded Institute Will Probe Biology In The Absence Of Water

Joseph Gall at the microscope

August 13, 2022

Feature Story

Watch: Joseph Gall Retirement Symposium

Stephanie Hampton

August 12, 2022

Administrative News

Stephanie Hampton Named Deputy Director Of Biosphere Sciences And Engineering Division

Cauvery River image purchased from Shutterstock

August 10, 2022

Breaking News

More Fertilizer And Heavier Monsoons Spell Future Trouble For Rivers In India

Edgar Virgüez

July 06, 2022

Awards

Carnegie’s Edgar Virgüez Named Duke University Trustee