Following the deaths of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks and the unrest that followed, Phytopathology News Editor-in-Chief Robert C. Kemerait, Jr. talked to colleagues who are African American. He asked them, "What do you want me to take away from these events and this time? What do you want me to do?" Their message is for all of us all the time: in the course of our careers as plant pathologists, we can, "be kind, always kind."​

​Abstract submission for the August 2022 APS Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA, is now open. Submit your abstract today to share your original research with the broader scientific community and help advance the field of plant pathology.

What, you may wonder, do we mean by "experiential learning," and why does APS Foundation support it? Michelle Moyer shares her experience and the benefits of such opportunities. The APS Foundation is accepting applications for the Steven C. Nelson Early Career Development Awards for 2022. Apply or donate today!​

​​The APS journals family is currently accepting submissions to four upcoming focus issues: Phytopathology, MPMI, PhytoFrontiers, and Phytobiomes Journal. Share your expertise and submit your research today!​

​​The APS Foundation is accepting applications for the Lafayette Frederick Diversity in Mentoring Award, I. E. Melhus Awards, OPSR Plant Pathology Experiential Awards, and Schroth Faces of the Future Awards for 2022. Apply by March 15!

​The APS Foundation has launched an initiative to increase awards given from several named student travel award funds that are underfunded. Certain named travel awards have been selected as eligible for matching contributions, allowing contributions to effectively be doubled until each endowment reaches the $20,000 target. Donate today!

​Meet three of the amazing people who support the APS Foundation: Janet and Emily Shurtleff and Broc Zoller. Learn more about them and why they give their time and resources to support others.​

Get to know Faith Ayobami Bankole, our featured graduate student of the month!​

​For each issue of Phytopathology News, the APS Graduate Student Committee chooses a graduate student to be featured in a spotlight article. Submit your application for consideration!

​​Robert Harveson explores the story of an early U.S. plant pathologist named James M. Van Hook through his books. The remarkable story of these books and their long journey from New York to Nebraska is the rest of the story.

​Award, Career Development, Degree, In Memoriam, and Seminar Notices

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​Check out the latest research highlights in the field of plant pathology.