Category Scholarship Winners

The invasive black locust has been expanding its range over the past century and is currently becoming established in Minnesota. How can fungi help?

Graduate Student, Michael Malone is an MMS Scholarship recipient. He recently spoke to the MMS about his studies.

Each year, the MMS offers 2 types of scholarships. One is the Marek scholarship, which enables one of our members to attend a North American Mycological Association (NAMA) foray for the first time. The other provides funds for graduate students…

Forest disturbances can affect mycorrhizal communities, even when these disturbances do not directly impact the soil.1-5 I am studying this relationship between disturbance and mycorrhizae by planting sterile tree seedlings and seedlings inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi in sites with different…

The Midwest is known for many things – unique accents, blizzards, and corn fields. However, many are unaware of the region’s growing grape industry. What started as a Wisconsinite’s fun project of…

From beneficial partners to harmful pathogens, fungi play diverse roles in ecosystems. This article on Corn Tar Spot is a 4-minute read.

Disentangling the Context Dependency of Mycorrhizal Relationships to Better Understand Current and Future Forest Structure

There are an estimated one billion ash trees in Minnesota, each one in danger from the notorious emerald ash borer.

By Ryan Franke, 2024 MMS Graduate Scholarship Winner From brewing beer to producing antibiotics, modern society relies on fungal life processes to fulfill our desires and overcome our obstacles. How about the buckthorn problem? Can fungi help us get rid…

This year two winners of the Marek Scholarship went to the annual NAMA foray. It was held in Missouri, just outside of Potosi, where hundreds of NAMA members gathered at a lodge on a beautiful campground owned by the YMCA.…