Fargo, N.D. – Erin E. Burns, a master's degree student in the plant sciences department, has been awarded a North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Graduate Student Grant for $10,000. The title of her proposal is "Integration of biological control and native cover crops for Canada thistle control." She is co-advised by Greta Gramig, assistant professor of plant sciences, and Deirdre Prischmann-Voldseth, assistant professor of entomology.