Awards for Andrew Maurer A great week for Andy. He received both the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and a Fulbright Award to further his studies in Antigua. Way to go Andy!

Grouper Spawning Research Enie Buhler is working with various partners, including Shedd Aquarium, Nassau Grouper 242, and the Bahamas National Trust, to monitor the grouper winter spawning aggregations. A great opportunity for Enie to contribute to a critical conservation effort.

High School Internships It has been our pleasure to host Sophia Walton from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics this fall. She has been contributing to various projects in the lab over the course of the semester.

Congratulations Sean! Sean Giery successfully defended his Ph.D. and has been accepted into a post-doctoral position in Mark Urban's lab at the University of Connecticut. Sad to see Sean go, but a great position with Mark.

Teacher Training Workshop Stephanie Archer and Ryann Rossi led a teacher training workshop in San Salvador, The Bahamas (More here).

History of Food Web Review Ten NCSU graduate students are authors on a review paper regarding the history of food web ecology.  Contact us for a draft copy.

Student Hawksbill Research New NCSU graduate student Andrew Maurer is well underway with his research on how invasive plant species affect nesting hawksbill turtles.  More here.

New NSF Award Thanks to NSF for the RAPID award to study mangrove die-off in The Bahamas.  Read more at the Abaco Scientist.  Here is the project summary.

ACC Fellowship Elisabeth Frasch has been awarded a fellowship to study coral restoration in The Bahamas.  Check out her blog at http://elifrasch.wix.com/scuba-steve.