David and Marvalee Wake Award Madison Sage Wiltse ’18, a human biology major, has been selected for the David and Marvalee Wake Award for Best Poster Presentation at the 2018 Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology meeting. Madison presented her undergraduate thesis research that explores the evolution of visual acuity in coral reef fishes. Following graduation, she plans to pursue a nurse practitioner degree.
The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars are a diverse, committed and creative community of young professionals from around the country who aim to change the face, practice and future of conservation. Victoria Ramirez ’20, an environmental analysis major, has been awarded a Doris Duke Conservation Scholars fellowship, which exposes early career college students to the field of environmental conservation through field research, leadership and professional training. Over the next two summers, Victoria will partner with the University of California, Santa Cruz, to conduct collaborative research and gain leadership skills; the program culminates in an eight-week conservation practice internship during the second summer. Her future plans include attending law school. Sam Sjoberg ’20, an environmental analysis major, is the recipient of a Doris Duke Conservation Scholars fellowship. Over the next two summers, he will partner with Northern Arizona University and its Landscape Conservation Initiative in collaboration with Conservation Science Partners and the Grand Canyon Trust. The experiences the