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September 27, 2023

Cultivating young minds: MSU plant scientists give back to the community

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Community Building and Outreach Committee, outreach

The MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory Community Building and Outreach Committee participated in the inaugural MSU Detroit Early Honors Experience, a collaboration between Detroit Public Schools Community District and several departments at MSU. The day PRL participated in was focused on teaching Detroit high schoolers plant science concepts and research techniques out in the field.

A scientific instrument clamps on the leaf of a plant, emitting pink light onto the leaf

April 10, 2023

PRL members bring plant research to the MSU Science Festival

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Community Building and Outreach Committee, Sharkey lab, Vermaas lab, outreach

Three groups from the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory participated in the 2023 MSU Science Festival. The Community Building and Outreach Committee, the Vermaas lab and the Sharkey lab volunteered to bring PRL science to the public at the university’s annual festival.