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What’s It Take to Win Grad Slam? An Earful

Andy Fell — May 14, 2019 - 3:52pm

“Corn Queen” Katie Murphy is wearing a new crown, as winner of the UC Grad Slam last Friday (May 10) — the first �ٺ��Ƶ student to win the systemwide contest in its five-year history.

The competition begins each year at the campus level, where Ph.D. and graduate students present their research in three minutes or less, aiming to give lively, easy to understand talks for a general audience — allowing students to develop and practice their skills in explaining their work.

Can We Grow One of the World's Largest Food Crops Without Fertilizer?

Kelley Chu — August 07, 2018 - 3:04pm

Read how �ٺ��Ƶ researchers found a special kind of corn in Mexico that can absorb nitrogen from the air, reducing fertilizer use and improving crop yields.

Study Finds Indigenous Mexican Variety of Corn Captures the Nitrogen It Needs From the Air

Amy M Quinton — August 07, 2018 - 11:01am

Researchers from �ٺ��Ƶ, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Mars, Incorporated have found that an indigenous variety of corn can "fix nitrogen" from the atmosphere, instead of requiring synthetic fertilizers. If this trait could be bred into conventional varieties of corn, it may reduce the need for added fertilizer.

Maize Genetics May Show How Crops Adapt to Climate Change

Andy Fell — September 14, 2016 - 1:17pm

With the onset of climate change and changes in irrigation, adapting food crops to grow in diverse environments could help feed the world. Now �ٺ��Ƶ scientists are leading a major new project, funded by the National Science Foundation with $4.1 million over five years, to study genetic adaptation to different environments in maize.