Big Ideas 4.0 featuring three teams —each pitching their own groundbreaking concept for how to use plant science to better our world.

Join Penny Pennington, Managing Partner of Edward Jones and Danforth Center Board Chair, as she shares her leadership journey and lessons she’s learned about building trust, leading with empathy, and finding purpose by falling in love with a problem.

Join Penny Pennington, Managing Partner of Edward Jones and Danforth Center Board Chair, as she shares her leadership journey and lessons she’s learned about building trust, leading with empathy, and finding purpose by falling in love with a problem.

Join us for an enlightening public event on food security where a panel of distinguished speakers will discuss strategy and innovation to benefit farmers, families, and communities. We’ll delve into the crucial role of plant science, both at home and abroad, and explore virus-resistant cassava as a promising solution in Africa. Don’t miss this opportunity […]

Three teams of Danforth Center scientists in a friendly competition to address the biggest challenges in agriculture and the environment.

Learn how plant science and geospatial science are already intricately interwoven with cutting-edge technology in this panel presentation.

Learn how plant science and geospatial science are already intricately interwoven in this panel presentation about cutting-edge technology, the future of agriculture, and the role of St. Louis as a global center of excellence in agtech and geospatial, which is already launching new startups.

The Danforth Center presents a discussion about the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition (JJK FAN) Innovation Center in East St. Louis.

The Danforth Center has joined forces with the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to launch the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition (JJK FAN) Innovation Center in East St. Louis. This new initiative provides youth a clear pathway from pre-K to careers in the agriculture and food sciences. Students will be […]

In this episode, you will get an inside look into soil and gut microbiomes and hopefully get to know yourself—and the world—a little bit better.