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Congratulations to EBB PhD student, Ben Wiens, who was awarded KU’s Graduate Student Distinguished Service Award. The Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Service was established in 1983 and is presented annually to a graduate student who has demonstrated a genuine commitment to serving the University of Kansas while maintaining a high level of academic achievement.
The 2025 New Phytologist Tansley Medal for Excellence in Plant Science has been awarded to Camille S. Delavaux. The Tansley Medal is awarded annually in recognition of an outstanding contribution to research in plant science by an individual in the early stages of their career. Delavaux received her Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Kansas in 2021.
EEB Graduate Student Cailin Kessen received Best Poster Award at the Kansas Natural Resource Conference in Manhattan, Kan. Kessen’s poster was titled, “Influence of age and body size on the thermal limits of the variegated fritillary butterfly”. Kessen is a PhD student in Dr. Kristen Baum’s lab, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), at KU.
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