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David Lawrence is a Ph.D student at the University of Washington and first place winner of the Spotlight on Student Research - North America Section. Learn about David and his work assessing the potential of national parks to serve as protected areas for U.S. freshwater diversity.
Class of 2009 Smith Fellow Raina Plowright's work on eco-immunology was recently featured in New York Times. It's a fascinating read on disease ecology that focuses on bighorn sheep and fruit bats. Check out our Q&A with Raina and link to the NYT article.