Welch Receives ESA’s Graduate Student Policy Award
The Ecological Society of America announced the six 2016 recipients of its annual Graduate Student Policy Award, and the list includes our own Jessica Welch (McCracken and Simberloff Labs)! The award winners will travel to Washington, DC, to participate in policy training sessions and meetings with their US Representative and Senators. On Capitol Hill, they will team with other scientists to discuss with lawmakers the importance of federal funding for the biological sciences, particularly the National Science Foundation.
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