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Author Archives: Brent Sewall
New publication on lemur conservation in Madagascar
A new Sewall Lab publication, led by doctoral student Kim Reuter, has been published. The new peer-reviewed article, entitled “Live capture and ownership of lemurs in Madagascar: extent and conservation implications,” clarifies the volume and impacts of lemur ownership (as … Continue reading
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Dr. Sewall wins new funding for land management research
Dr. Sewall has received six multi-year contracts from the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to conduct land management research. The work will be for applied research to inform land management within native forest and prairie landscapes affected by … Continue reading
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New publication on science education in Madagascar
Members of the Sewall Lab, in collaboration with colleagues from the Ladybug Project, have published a new scientific article entitled “Barriers to Student Success in Madagascar” in the journal Global Education Review. This article evaluated the effectiveness of science and … Continue reading
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Jason wins prestigious Kornberg Scholarship
Jason Sing, who just graduated from Temple and the Sewall Lab has won admittance into the highly competitive Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University. As if that were not exciting enough, he was also named the recipient of the prestigious Kornberg … Continue reading
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Dr. Matthew Banks joins the lab
Dr. Matthew Banks has joined the lab as a research fellow and he will play an integral role in our Madagascar research on mutualisms in tropical forests. Dr. Banks recently received his PhD from the State University of New York … Continue reading
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Shannon wins university-wide research award
Shannon McGinnis has won the top Temple University research award for undergraduate research in sustainability. Her work, entitled “Fungal diseases in wildlife: emerging threats from pathogenic fungi” won the Temple Library Prize for Undergraduate Research in Sustainability and the Environment. … Continue reading
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Dr. Sewall wins mentoring award
Dr. Sewall has won the William Caldwell Memorial Distinguished Mentoring Award through the College of Science and Technology of Temple University. Award winners are described by the College as follows: “Nominated by their peers and students, they have demonstrated tremendous dedication to … Continue reading
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Dr. Sewall wins NSF grant in community ecology
Dr. Sewall has won a three-year National Science Foundation grant for a project to study community structure and dynamics in ecological communities. The project builds on some of Dr. Sewall’s previous research, and focuses on improving theoretical and empirical understanding … Continue reading
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Marcellin, Kevin, and Sarah join the lab
Doctoral student Marcellin Jaoravo and undergraduate students Kevin Carpenter and Sarah Munson have begun research in the Sewall Lab. Marcellin will be working with Dr. Sewall on improving understanding of the ecology and conservation of bird populations of northern Madagascar. … Continue reading
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Outreach to undergraduates at Florida Gulf Coast University
Graduate student Kim Reuter has presented a guest lecture in a Behavioral Ecology course run by Dr. Billy Gunnel at Florida Gulf Coast University. The presentation, which took place on February 5th, 2014, focused on her graduate experience and research in … Continue reading
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