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Did you know that it's still #DayoftheBadger ? (Apparently Badger days are 1848 minutes long!) That means you still have until 5pm central to show your support for the Botany Department: dayofthebadger.org/campaign/botan…

Former Sytsma lab members Jeff Rose and John Zaborsky led a team to uncover the morphological and geographical diversification of the Malagasy genus Uncarina (sesame family) comprising shrubs & succulents adapted to dry deciduous and spiny forests. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj…

A new study by grad student Soleil Young (Bacteriology) and Botany Professor Anne Pringle describes the discovery of a basidiomycete gene shaping spore formation, and it may facilitate new research on fungal dispersal. cell.com/current-biolog…

Professor Simon Gilroy was interviewed by the great Neil deGrasse Tyson for an episode of his STARTALK podcast! Check it out 📷 startalkmedia.com/show/astrobota…

Time to think green! The spring preparation of Botany's Living Collections Manager, Cara Streekstra, and the rest of the Garden and Greenhouse staff is highlighted in this Badger Herald article: badgerherald.com/?p=335566

Timothy Allen, Professor of Botany 1970-2010, passed away peacefully at home on May 1. Tim was a charismatic, innovative, and popular teacher and renowned leader in the fields of hierarchy theory, systems theory, and ecological complexity. He will be missed by botany and ecology.

Conservation Biology majors Annie Ellsworth and Maryam Islam are part of this year's Diversity in Conservation Internship Cohort, a program of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin. Have a wonderful summer, Annie and Maryam! wisconservation.org/welcoming-the-…

🎉Congratulations to Brandon Corder who gave his PhD exit seminar yesterday, "Trophic mode evolution in orchids: Integrating regional isotope, fungal, and genomic approaches"

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Tyler Wintermuthe, who defended his PhD thesis "Biogeographic, ontogenetic, and evolutionary patterns of salicinoid diversity in Populus heterophylla and related species in the Salicaceae" today. Well done, Tyler!

Botany major Loghan Holland (Gilroy Lab) was recently named as one of two students receiving a $1000 merit-based scholarship from the African Violet Society of America (AVSA). Congrats, Loghan!

Malinda Barberio of the McCulloh lab defended her Master's thesis, "Examining Foliar Water Uptake in Neotropical Epiphytes" today. Congratulations, Malinda!

Are fungi intelligent? Do they have consciousness? As researchers learn more about how fungi interact with their environment, the definitions of those words get fuzzier. Cecelia Stokes of the Pringle Lab is quoted in this piece that explores these ideas: sciencefocus.com/nature/fungi-c…

Nicole Mitidieri-Rivera has named a newly discovered Ficus in honor of her mentor, Kenneth Sytsma, in recognition of his contributions to the understanding of Urticalean Rosids. phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/vie…

Golden oyster mushrooms have become wildly popular. - but this food craze has also unleashed an invasive species, and new research from Aishwarya Veerabahu (Pringle Lab) and colleagues shows it’s pushing out native fungi. theconversation.com/the-golden-oys…