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Author Archives: Brent Sewall
Andrea wins top prize at research symposium
Andrea Gudiel has presented her research at a National Science Foundation-funded conference, the 15th Annual Research Symposium and Mentoring Conference of the Philadelphia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation on March 16, 2013. This event brought together nearly 200 participants … Continue reading
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Kim serves as science fair judge
Kim Reuter has engaged in outreach intended to promote science education in secondary school. On March 12th, 2013, she served as a judge of science projects conducted by middle school students at the George Washington Carver Science Fair. This outreach supported … Continue reading
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Jessica, Stephen, and Jason join the lab
Undergraduate students Jessica Bulafka, Stephen Chen, and Jason Sing have joined the Sewall Lab at the beginning of Spring Semester, 2013. Jessica is a Junior studying Biology with a minor in Spanish. She has experience in tropical ecology and conservation … Continue reading
Kim, Andrea, and Shannon present at Global Temple
Kim Reuter, Andrea Gudiel, and Shannon McGinnis have presented at the Global Temple Conference. This interdisciplinary symposium, held on November 14th, highlights international research conducted by graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and staff at Temple University. The Sewall Lab was represented by Kim, Andrea, and … Continue reading
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Kim & Andrea featured on CNN International
Research in the Sewall Lab has been featured on CNN International’s weekly television program, ‘Inside Africa’. The program, which reaches a global audience, highlighted the research of PhD student Kim Reuter on the effects of habitat degradation on mutualistic interactions, … Continue reading
Andrea presents at Temple Research Symposium
On Friday, September 21st, Andrea Gudiel presented her research at Temple University’s Undergraduate Research Symposium. She presented a poster presentation on the effects of forest degradation on non-native populations of plants in Madagascar. This research, which resulted from her summer field work in … Continue reading
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Kim presents at Temple Research Fellows Symposium
Kim Reuter has presented her field research at the Temple University Graduate Fellows Research Symposium. On September 15, 2012, Kim presented her work on the effects of habitat degradation on mutualistic interactions in Ankarana, Madagascar to the interdisciplinary community of … Continue reading
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Kim Reuter wins primatology research grant
Kim Reuter has won a research grant from the American Society of Primatologists. The grant will support her field research on lemurs, a type of primate found only in Madagascar. The grant will enable Kim to examine the impacts of habitat degradation on … Continue reading
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Shannon wins Diamond Research Scholar Award
Shannon McGinnis has won a Diamond Research Scholar Award. Shannon won one of these prestigious undergraduate research awards in campus-wide competition, after her research proposal was selected by Temple University. The award will support Shannon’s research on the fungal pathogens of wildlife and their conservation … Continue reading
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Dr. Sewall presents at national symposium
Dr. Sewall presented a plenary talk at the National White-Nose Syndrome Symposium on June 5, 2012. The symposium brought together leading researchers, land managers, and government officials studying white-nose syndrome, a fungal pathogen that is leading to rapid and catastrophic declines … Continue reading
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