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<channel><title><![CDATA[The Weber Lab - News]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news]]></link><description><![CDATA[News]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 22:39:15 -0800</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Exciting Accomplishments from the Weber Lab this season!!!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/exciting-accomplishments-from-the-weber-lab-this-season]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/exciting-accomplishments-from-the-weber-lab-this-season#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:26:00 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theweberlab.com/news/exciting-accomplishments-from-the-weber-lab-this-season</guid><description><![CDATA[ [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project Biodiversify wins award!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/project-biodiversify-wins-award]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/project-biodiversify-wins-award#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:25:16 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theweberlab.com/news/project-biodiversify-wins-award</guid><description><![CDATA[ 	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						  Project Bidodiversify was awarded MSU's&nbsp;Excellence in Diversity Award in the&nbsp;Teams-Emerging Progress category. Check out our work at&nbsp;projectbiodiversify.org   					 							 		 	  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.theweberlab.com/uploads/2/1/5/2/21521940/ebyosewxqaysxqd_orig.jpeg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph"><span>Project Bidodiversify was awarded MSU's&nbsp;</span><strong>Excellence in Diversity Award in the&nbsp;</strong><em>Teams-Emerging Progress category. Check out our work at</em><em>&nbsp;</em><em>projectbiodiversify.org</em></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome Caroline!!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/welcome-caroline]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/welcome-caroline#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 14:22:56 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theweberlab.com/news/welcome-caroline</guid><description><![CDATA[ &#8203;New Technician Caroline Edwards joins the lab. Welcome!!  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.theweberlab.com/uploads/2/1/5/2/21521940/image-from-ios-1_orig.jpg" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><strong>&#8203;</strong><span>New Technician Caroline Edwards joins the lab. Welcome!!</span></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carina Defends her PhD!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/carina-defends-her-phd]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/carina-defends-her-phd#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:30:19 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theweberlab.com/news/carina-defends-her-phd</guid><description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Baskett, who defended her PhD this summer. Carina will be heading off to do a postdoc with Dr. Nick Barton. We will miss you, Carina!        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><br /><span>Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Baskett, who defended her PhD this summer. Carina will be heading off to do a postdoc with Dr. Nick Barton. We will miss you, Carina!</span></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.theweberlab.com/uploads/2/1/5/2/21521940/unnamed-4_1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students win awards!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/students-win-awards]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/students-win-awards#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:24:11 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theweberlab.com/news/students-win-awards</guid><description><![CDATA[The Weber Lab students are raking in the awards this semester!&nbsp; Abby won first place at the UURAF poster session in her category.&nbsp; Lucy was awarded the Plant Biology Department Bessey Undergraduate Research Award, andCarina Baskett won best student talk at the EEBB Research Symposium and was co-awarded Departmental Graduate Student Teaching &amp; Mentorship Award! Congratulations! [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><span>The Weber Lab students are raking in the awards this semester!&nbsp; Abby won first place at the UURAF poster session in her category.&nbsp; Lucy was awarded the Plant Biology Department Bessey Undergraduate Research Award, andCarina Baskett won best student talk at the EEBB Research Symposium and was co-awarded Departmental Graduate Student Teaching &amp; Mentorship Award! Congratulations!</span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Undergrads present research at UURAF!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/undergrads-present-research-at-uuraf]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/undergrads-present-research-at-uuraf#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:22:55 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theweberlab.com/news/undergrads-present-research-at-uuraf</guid><description><![CDATA[So proud of our awesome Weber Lab undergraduates Abby, Carolyn, and Lucy for presenting their research at the Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum! Amazing job to all three, and to graduate student Carina Baskett for being such an amazing mentor!   	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						          					 							 		 	         [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><span>So proud of our awesome Weber Lab undergraduates Abby, Carolyn, and Lucy for presenting their research at the Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum! Amazing job to all three, and to graduate student Carina Baskett for being such an amazing mentor!</span></div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.theweberlab.com/uploads/2/1/5/2/21521940/darxy6px4aarc2m_3_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.theweberlab.com/uploads/2/1/5/2/21521940/darzdu2xcaaqu2d-orig_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.theweberlab.com/uploads/2/1/5/2/21521940/daryfsrw4aelus3-orig_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marjorie named 2018 Ecology Society of America Early Career Fellow! Woo hoo!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/marjorie-named-2018-ecology-society-of-america-early-career-fellow-woo-hoo]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/marjorie-named-2018-ecology-society-of-america-early-career-fellow-woo-hoo#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:22:17 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theweberlab.com/news/marjorie-named-2018-ecology-society-of-america-early-career-fellow-woo-hoo</guid><description><![CDATA[MSU press release&nbsp;here&nbsp;:)        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><span>MSU press release&nbsp;</span><a href="https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2018/msus-marjorie-weber-named-ecological-society-of-america-early-career-fellow/" target="_blank">here</a><span>&nbsp;:)</span></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.theweberlab.com/uploads/2/1/5/2/21521940/ecological-society-of-america-logo-1_1_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two NSF Postdoctoral Fellows to join the lab! ]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/two-nsf-postdoctoral-fellows-to-join-the-lab]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/two-nsf-postdoctoral-fellows-to-join-the-lab#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:37:46 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theweberlab.com/news/two-nsf-postdoctoral-fellows-to-join-the-lab</guid><description><![CDATA[Welcome to future postdocs Ash Zemenick and Eric LoPresti, who were both awarded NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships! Woo hoo!!&nbsp;   	 		 			 				 					 						          					 								 					 						          					 							 		 	  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><span>Welcome to future postdocs Ash Zemenick and Eric LoPresti, who were both awarded NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships! Woo hoo!!&nbsp;</span></div>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.theweberlab.com/uploads/2/1/5/2/21521940/published/2016-10-08-16-40-32-2_2.jpg?1490809110" alt="Picture" style="width:209;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.theweberlab.com/uploads/2/1/5/2/21521940/published/photo-jan-14-4-28-30-pm-1_1.jpg?1490809121" alt="Picture" style="width:179;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[New paper: Foliar nectar enhances plant-mite mutualism]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/new-paper-foliar-nectar-enhances-plant-mite-mutualism]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/new-paper-foliar-nectar-enhances-plant-mite-mutualism#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2016 22:57:01 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theweberlab.com/news/new-paper-foliar-nectar-enhances-plant-mite-mutualism</guid><description><![CDATA[Check out our new paper on the impact of foliar sugar addition on the control of powdery mildew by domatia-inhabiting mites in grape! Paper out in Annals of Botany this week! [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">Check out our <a href="http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/06/23/aob.mcw118.full.pdf+html" target="_blank">new paper</a> on the impact of foliar sugar addition on the control of powdery mildew by domatia-inhabiting mites in grape! Paper out in Annals of Botany this week!</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark your calendars!]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/mark-your-calendars]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.theweberlab.com/news/mark-your-calendars#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 18:54:05 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.theweberlab.com/news/mark-your-calendars</guid><description><![CDATA[&#8203;We are organizing the ASN Spotlight Symposium on "The Evolution of Species Interactions" &nbsp;at the&nbsp;Evolution 2016 meetings In Austin, TX! Look for our call for applications coming soon!        [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;"><strong>&#8203;</strong>We are organizing the ASN Spotlight Symposium on "The Evolution of Species Interactions" &nbsp;at the&nbsp;Evolution 2016 meetings In Austin, TX! Look for our call for applications coming soon!</div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.theweberlab.com/uploads/2/1/5/2/21521940/7349206_orig.jpeg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>