New research spearheaded by Danforth Center Principal Investigator Rebecca Bart, PhD, has the potential to speed crop adaptation to drought. By finding a new way to bridge lab work and field trials, Dr. Bart and her collaborators identified new information about sorghum development that could help ensure food security for people around the world. Read the full story here.

Each year the Danforth Center hosts undergraduate students from across the country for our Research Experience for Undergraduates internship program. This experience provides students with hands-on training and unique opportunities that create pathways to meaningful careers. Check out our new blog post to learn more about some of these remarkable early-career scientists. 

The Danforth Center’s Conversations event on August 25th was an entertaining evening of insight and inspiration. The panelists: four-time Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee; Chancellor Robert J. Jones, PhD, of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and Danforth Center President Jim Carrington, PhD, came together to discuss the creation of a new, groundbreaking education initiative in East St. Louis. Read all about the event here.

Party with the Plants is back! As the culmination of the Grow Challenge Week of Giving, join us for an evening of drinks, music, mingling, and more — all in support of a good cause. Learn more and get your tickets here. Become a member of the Young Friends and receive a discount on your tickets. Join today.

Join us for the third-annual AgTech NEXT™ at the Danforth Center. Don’t miss your chance to learn about the future of our global food system from some of the most dynamic thought leaders in the agtech industry. Tickets are required to attend in-person, but this event is free for virtual attendees. Learn more and register now at agtechnext.org.
IMAGE: A elementary school student in St. Louis accompanied by the Grow Challenge logo.
Join the Challenge! | Early Donations Now Open

The Grow Challenge is an online peer-to-peer giving campaign by the Danforth Center Young Friends. Their goal is to raise $75,000 to support the creation of STEM education opportunities for students in the St. Louis region. Early donations are now being accepted. Visit danforthcenter.org/grow to learn more and donate today, or simply text DANFORTH to 50155.
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