Liz Guinessey and Kristen Lear receive Tinker Foundation Research Awards
Liz Guinessey and Kristen Lear receive Tinker Foundation Research Awards

Liz Guinessey and Kristen Lear receive Tinker Foundation Research Awards

Congratulations to both Liz and Kristen for receiving a Field Research Award from the Tinker Foundation to support their summer research in Costa Rica and Mexico, respectively. We’re fortunate that the UGA Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute (LACSI) has received…

March 2015: Ryan Unks awarded Botany in Action Fellowship
March 2015: Ryan Unks awarded Botany in Action Fellowship

March 2015: Ryan Unks awarded Botany in Action Fellowship

Great news!  Ryan just received a Botany In Action Fellowship, a fellows program sponsored by the Phipps Conservancy and Botanical Garden, Pittsburg, PA. Congratulations!! As a Fellow, Ryan will receive funding to support his research on sustainable landscapes and ethnobotany…

Feb 2015: Kristen Lear and Ryan Unks present at ICON symposium
Feb 2015: Kristen Lear and Ryan Unks present at ICON symposium

Feb 2015: Kristen Lear and Ryan Unks present at ICON symposium

On February 6th, The Integrative Conservation (ICON) Ph.D. program held its second Symposium on Integrative Conservation.  Kristen talked about her planned work on bat conservation and their roles as pollinators in agave plantations.  Ryan presented his research in Kenya that…