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Two United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grants, totaling almost $900,000, will allow Henry Nguyen to build on his research focus related to abiotic stress tolerance and disease resistance in plants, primarily soybeans. The grants will help Nguyen and his team tackle important issues related to soybeans, including waterlogging tolerance and soybean cyst nematodes (SCN). Flooding and SCN cause billions of dollars worth of damages every year.

Studying Soybeans

Trivia in the Wild will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2020 with a new goal – raising $10,000. That amount will allow the group to endow the Laura J. Hertel School of Natural Resources Alumni Scholarship, which goes to incoming SNR students. Photo courtesy of Jenna Fusinatto.

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