We just wrapped up an incredible PUI Workshop at #PlantBio2026! 🇨🇦 Discussions ranged from key competencies graduates need, to funding for faculty and the ethics of AI usage. Stay tuned: We’ll post a full workshop summary and resources on Plantae soon! @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantingPUI

Heading to #PlantBio2026 in Ottawa next week? 🇨🇦 Please join us at: Sat 7/18, 10 AM: AI Workshop & Brunch (Rm 205/207) Sat 7/18, 11:30 AM: Undergrad Poster Session Sat 7/18, 1 PM: PUI Business Meeting Sun 7/19, 7:30 PM: PUI Social @ Tavern on the Hill @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantingPUI

Join the ASPB PUI Section for our monthly networking session! We’re diving into "AI at PUIs: What’s Working, What’s Next" in research and teaching. 🗓️ May 13 (Wed) 🕓 4-5 PM EST 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/j/8645927577... ID: 864 5927 5770 Passcode: 554125 @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantingPUI

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The ASPB PUI Section is electing new leadership! We need two steering committee members to help drive outreach, funding, and member growth. 📧 Email Bryan Thines (bthines@pugetsound.edu) by April 24 to nominate yourself or a colleague! @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantingPUI

Lafayette College is hosting a webinar tailored to help PUI faculty craft NSF CAREER Proposals. 👤 Who: Assistant Professors at PUIs 📅 When: May 27, 2026 @ 3:00pm EDT 🔗 Register: lafayette.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #plantingPUI

Ready to level up your teaching toolkit? Join the ASPB_PUI Section for this month’s PUI Playbook webinar! Topic: Self-Evaluation Skills & Performance When: Friday, April 17 @ 4:00 PM EST Zoom: ecsu.zoom.us/j/9948819565... @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantingPUI

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Fresh materials from our Feb PUI social: "Mentoring undergraduates in research." Includes a structured mentoring plan and student guidance tips. Download here: community.plantae.org/groups/prima... @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantingPUI

Between high-level research and heavy teaching loads, where do you find the "Best Practices" that actually work? The @aspbofficial.bsky.social PUI Section just launched a YouTube channel specifically for YOU. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Please join us on Monday, March 16 at 1:00 pm PST/4:00 EST for our monthly virtual ASPB PUI session. Topic is: Designing Courses & Assignments in the Age of AI. Join the meeting at: esu-online.zoom.us/j/9297962000... Passcode: 539559 Contact Dr. Shiqi Zhang at szhang4@esu.edu, if link issues.

‪Please join us on Feb 20, 2026, at 1:00 pm PST/4:00 EST for our monthly virtual ASPB PUI session. Topic is: Mentoring Undergraduates in Research. Join the meeting at: pugetsound-edu.zoom.us/j/83057796205 Passcode: 133245 Contact Dr. Bryan Thines at bthines@pugetsound.edu, if link issues.

Registration open for 87th Annual Southern ASPB conference March 13-15th in Lafayette LA. Travel awards available. @aspbofficial.bsky.social @aspb-pui.bsky.social @ecps.bsky.social @plantphys.bsky.social @theplantcell.bsky.social southern.aspb.org/2026-annual-...

Please join us on Jan 22, 2026, at 12:00 pm PST/3:00 EST for our monthly virtual ASPB PUI session. Topic is: Tips for Designing a CURE (Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience). Join the meeting at whitman.zoom.us/j/9278222674... Contact Dr. Brit Moss at mossbl@whitman.edu, if link issues

‪Please join us on Wednesday, Dec, 3, 2025, at 12 noon EST for our monthly virtual ASPB PUI Section networking session. Our topic is: Teaching Biology with Google NotebookLM Join the meeting at spelman.zoom.us/j/9374821224... Contact Dr. Dongfang Wang at dwang@spelman.edu, if link issues

Please join us on Oct 31, 3:00 pm EST for our monthly virtual ASPB PUI Section networking session. Our topic is: Boosting Your Research Success at a PUI. Join the meeting at merrimack.zoom.us/my/nooria?pw.... Contact Dr. Azam Noori at nooria@merrimack.edu, if link issues

Application is now open for the PUI Travel Awards to the annual conference of @ASPB, Plant Biology 2026, July 18-22, 2026, in Ottawa, Canada. To apply, please visit: aspb-pui.secure-platform.com/a @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantingPUI

Huge thanks to @ASPB, our moderator and panelists for making the webinar “A Guide to Becoming a PUI Professor” a success! webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5M9... Q&A: community.plantae.org/groups/prima... Panelists bio: blog.aspb.org/aspb-webinar... @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantingPUI

Application is now open for the PUI Travel Awards to the annual conference of @ASPB, Plant Biology 2026, July 18-22, 2026, in Ottawa, Canada. To apply, please visit: aspb-pui.secure-platform.com/a @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plantingPUI

‪‪Please join us on Sept 26, 3:30 pm CST for our monthly virtual ASPB PUI Section networking session. Our topic is: Publishing with undergraduates: challenges and successes. Join the meeting at: mwsu.zoom.us/j/89158103506 Contact Dr. Csengele Barta at cbarta1@missouriwestern.edu, if link issues.

📣 Join us for the upcoming ASPB webinar on Friday, October 3 at 12 pm Eastern, hosted by @aspb-pui.bsky.social!🌱 👉 Learn more and register at buff.ly/7iRIl5u. #PlantScience

We are forming an @ASPB PUI group on LinkedIn. Our goal is to connect, share resources, and discuss the PUI experience. We are open to PUI faculty; and all plant scientists who support the mission of PUIs (teaching/research). Interested? Please click here to join: www.linkedin.com/groups/13078...

We hosted our annual workshop at #PlantBio2025 in Milwaukee, WI. Access all the workshop slides, panel discussion summaries, job posts, and a time management worksheet at the link below: community.plantae.org/groups/prima... Huge thanks to @asapbio.bsky.social, our co-organizers, and panelists!

A workshop at #PlantBio2025 was an invaluable guide on how to secure company internships. Thanks to @asapbio.bsky.social and workshop organizers for an excellent session! PUI faculty, here is a recap of the key takeaways for your students: community.plantae.org/groups/prima... #plantingPUI

HLPINs is a localized network supporting the professional development of scientists/educators who mentor undergraduates in research. Interested in participating? Click the link below on how to get involved: community.plantae.org/groups/prima... #plantingPUI@aspb @aspbofficial.bsky.social

The Council on Undergraduate Research is once again kicking off their yearly CURE mentoring program. PUI faculty, if you are interested in bringing authentic research practices into the classroom, please contact Dr. Jonathan Fitz Gerald at fitzgeraldj@rhodes.edu. @aspbofficial.bsky.social #plant

‪ ‪Please join us on May 30 at 3 pm Central for our monthly ASPB PUI Section virtual networking session. Join the meeting at: mwsu.zoom.us/j/81868213590 If you are having issues with link, please contact Dr. Csengele Barta at cbarta1@missouriwestern.edu

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‪Please join us on April 25 at 4 pm Eastern for our monthly ASPB PUI Section virtual networking session. Join the meeting at: ecsu.zoom.us/j/9722381711.... If you are having issues with link, please contact Dr. Margaret Young at mmyoung2@ecsu.edu.

🚨 1 week left! 🚨 Submit your abstracts and travel grant applications for #GLPSC2025, the inaugural Great Lakes Plant Science Conference. Network, present, and learn with leading plant scientists September 12–14 in Lansing, MI! research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

‪Please join us on April 25 at 4 pm Eastern for our monthly ASPB PUI Section virtual networking session. Join the meeting at: ecsu.zoom.us/j/9722381711.... If you are having issues with link, please contact Dr. Margaret Young at mmyoung2@ecsu.edu.

Please join us on March 21 at 4 pm Eastern for our monthly ASPB PUI Section virtual networking session. Join the meeting at: spelman.zoom.us/j/92451813810. If you are having issues with link, please contact Dr. Dongfang Wang at dwang@spelman.edu.