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UMD Associate Professor Ted Ozersky is the principal investigator on a newly funded project titled "Collaborative Research: Advancing a comprehensive model of year
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The International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) awarded Dr.
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Associate Professor Cody Sheik will be working on a project to learn more about algal blooms impacting the Great Lakes.
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Helping underserved communities is extremely motivating for biology major, athlete, and search-and-rescue volunteer.
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A UMD biology project creates awareness and tracks trees and their changes.
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Northwoods bobcats and fishers research leads recent graduate Nate Weisenbeck to sea turtles on Florida beaches.