VCU News: CPEL research highlights impacts of climate change on VA’s barrier islands
VCU News recently featured Julie Zinnert’s Coastal Plant Ecology Lab and their ongoing research into how climate change events impact the composition and function of Virginia’s barrier islands. Full Article: “Study gives new insight into how climate change is transforming Virginia’s barrier islands” by Brian McNeill Julie Zinnert, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the […]
Biology Grad Student Awarded a Virginia Sea Grant Fellowship
Virginia Sea Grant announced that Benjamin Nettleton (pictured above on the right), an MS student in biology, was awarded a Commonwealth Coastal & Marine Policy Fellowship. Nettleton will be partnered with The Nature Conservancy’s Virginia Coastal Reserve. Nettleton pursues his MS degree as a member of Assistant Professor Julie Zinnert’s Coastal Plant Ecology Lab. […]
2018 Awards Ceremony Honors Biology Students
On April 6th, the Department of Biology honored nine students at the annual College of Humanities and Sciences Award Ceremony. The department recognizes these individuals for their outstanding work in their academic career, research, teaching, community contributions, and humanitarian efforts. We congratulate these students and look forward to their continue excellence. 2018 Award Recipients Sravya […]