8/3/2020 - Amanda Kirkland is one of the recipients of the NOAA Graduate Research Fellowship in Ocean, Coastal and Estuarine Acidification. With this grant she will examine the effects of ocean acidification and warming on organisms at the bottom of the food chain including crabs, barnacles, and bivalves. To connect this information with the public, the research team is developing a citizen science project called iArtReefs and developing 3-D videos focusing on the Louisiana artificial reefs. The fellowship provides a total award of $46,000 each year. 

9/9/2019 - Esra presented at the University of New Orleans Biology Department Seminar discussing her work at Ege University which included pharmaceuticals, algal eyespots, and marine conservation. 

11/7/2019 - Erin presented at the Coastal and Estuarine Research Foundation Conference. She discussed her work on seagrass diatom communities . 

​11/19/2019 - Paula presented a poster at Innovate UNO, a school-wide conference where students can share their work from all disciplines. She presented on her work with aquatic oomycetes found in Lake Pontchartrain.