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Bees and chili peppers: A solution to human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Notre Dame University

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Conservation, protection, economics: Land management practices butt heads in Michigan
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Northwestern University

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How one trip to a birding hotspot helped me overcome my fear
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Northwestern University

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With book in hand: Continuing the work of Lovejoy and Wilson in the heart of DC
Joel I. Cohen

Visiting Scholar, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

University of Mississippi becomes bee-friendly
Gracey Massengill

University of Mississippi

Constructed hives that house bees in the middle of a field under a cloudy sky
Conservationists battle disease, development and distrust to protect Illinois’ crop-saving bats
Medill News Service

Northwestern University

A woman looks at a bat held in her gloved hands and smiles.
International student’s idea to repurpose barns becomes agro-plastic recycling company
Sara Wiatrak

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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Creating cutting-edge camera systems to advance underwater research
Sarah O'Sullivan

University of Rhode Island

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The invasion of the ice plant: What can be saved?
Emma McKee

Middlebury College

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Kathryn Talano

Middlebury College

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Claire Babbott-Bryan

Middlebury College

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Frank Sesno

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