Congratulations to both Vincent Medjibe and Allie Shenkin for receiving Kathryn Fuller Fellowships from World Wildlife Fund
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Ashley Boggs received a renewal (2nd yr
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Julie Allen recently received the 2009 Best Paper Award from the University of Florida biology department. Allen won the award for her paper, “Mutational meltdown in primary endosymbionts: selection limits Muller’s ratchet.” The article appeared in PLoS ONE in March 2009.
Hannah Vander Zanden received a $6,100 award to investigate sea turtle foraging specialization from the PADI Foundation, which supports underwater science, environmental projects, and education. Congrats!
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Catalina Pimiento, Dana Ehret, Dr. Bruce MacFadden, and associate’s paper, “Ancient Nursery Area for the Extinct Giant Shark Megalodon from the Miocene of Panama” was published in this week’s edition of the journal PLoS ONE. The article is the first thorough study of megalodon juveniles and gives scientists a better picture of shark behavior. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010552
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Dr. Marta Wayne had been named a Colonel Allan R. and Margaret G. Crow Term Professor for 2010-2011 in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This is in honor of her excellence in research, teaching, and service. Dr. Wayne will receive $5000 in salary supplement and $1000 in research funds.
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Robbie McNutly, an undergraduates working in Dr. Silliman’s lab, was awarded a NOAA’s Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for his outstanding academic achievement and work on multiple predator effects in marine systems. This scholarship program provides academic assistance for two academic years, and funding for summer research and travel to national conferences (up to 25k).
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Ralph Jacobi, an undergraduate working in Dr. Silliman’s lab, has been named a member of the 2010 All-USA TODAY Community College First Team. He earned this award for his outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and work on integrating positive interactions into marsh restoration ecology in Tampa Bay with the Tampa Bay Boy Scouts. Ralph’s photo and […]
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The following graduate students have been awarded the Brian Riewald and John Paul Olowo grant which provides each recipient with $300 to help fund their graduate research. Congratulations to: Hannah Vander Zanden, Kristen Sauby, Ari Martinez, Nicholas Miles, and Joseph B. Pfaller
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UF Biology Department’s Spring Plant Sale 10am – 4pm Friday & Saturday April 16-17 Offering hundreds of plants propagated from the biology teaching collection, including: orchids, cacti & succulents, edibles, tropicals, house plants, and more.
Ph.D. candidate Lucas Majure is this years recipient of the University of Florida Teaching Assistant award.
Dr. Jack Putz has won the Scholarship of Engagement award from the College of Education. This award honors professors whose scholarship reflects the issues and concerns of the society at large. The award to Jack is “in recognition of your extensive scholarship and ability to present your research in public venues to stress the importance […]
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Ph.D. candidate, Jordan Mayor is the recipient of a $184,113 National Science Foundation International Research Postdoctoral Fellowship. Jordon’s research has also been funded by a $14,884 NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG). Congrats!
Caitlin Hicks received the 2010 Murie Science and Learning Center Graduate Research Grant for $4,800. Congrats!
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Graduate students, Judit Ungvari-Martin, Swati Patel, Christine Holdredge, Mike Gil, and Marvin Morales are recipients of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award. This fellowship awards a $30,000 annual stipend, a $10,500 cost-of-education allowance, a $1,000 one time international travel allowance, and TeraGrid Supercomputer access. James Nifong and Elizabeth Hamman received honorable mention. […]
Dr. Rebecca Kimball received a College of Liberal Arts and Science (CLAS) Teaching Award for her excellent advising and teaching of undergraduates.
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Claudia Segovia-Salcedo,PhD student in Dr. Pam Soltis’s Lab, received a 2010 Faculty for the Future Fellowship from the Schlumberger Foundation. Faculty for the Future grants are in the range of USD 25,000 to 50,000 per year to women from developing and emerging economies.
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Machel Malay’s (PhD candidate) and Dr. Gustav Paulay’s paper, Peripatric speciation drives diversification and distributional pattern of reef hermit crabs (Decapoda: Diogenidae: Calcinus) was recently published in the journal Evolution and featured as an “Editors’ Choice” in Science. Evolution 64, 634 (2010)
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Lucas Majure, a PhD candidate in Dr. Doug Stolis’ lab, has received a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant to complete his work on the systematics and evolution of a subclade in the genus Opuntia.