Our graduate program in Plant Breeding and Genetics focuses on creating an environment in which students can learn the skills they need to address complex problems in agriculture using inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches.  The students focus on individual research activities and projects but also work within the context of broader programmatic research objectives, addressing multi-faceted agricultural challenges.  These activities may include multiple crops in a particular research theme, multiple themes in a single crop, or multiple crops across multiple themes. In addition to the traditional graduate research paradigm, cohorts of students will interact in the classroom and laboratory and field environments.