The Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Symposium was held on Friday, April 20, 2018 in the Student Union. About 30 students in the department presented posters at the symposium and were judged by faculty and graduate students. At the poster awards, our students Sarah Winburn and Chris Hamm took top honors for their poster on B. subtilis stress responses and survival, and Julia Terrell took second prize for her poster on PtsN function in P. aeruginosa. It should be noted that these students were first-time presenters---making it look easy, guys!