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Emory Spotlight: Faculty (https://news.emory.edu/stories/2023/08/er_climate_research_04-08-2023/story.html) From Georgia to Maine and points in between, Emory College environmental scientist Debjani Sihi got her hands dirty this summer in an effort to see how soil might help battle climate change.

Murray received the Lester research grant to conduct work on his honors thesis project. More information is here (https://envs.emory.edu/undergraduate/scholarships-awards-grants/lester-turner-grants.html)

Marshall McCall was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa society this Spring. Student who was elected to Phi Beta Kappa this semester to name a faculty member “who has encouraged and helped students to excel, and who exemplifies intellectual rigor and enthusiasm for scholarly pursuits.

The Lester Committee approves Yaxi’s request for research-support in the amount of $5,000.00.

We enjoyed hosting Samantha Weintraub-Leff from National Ecological Observatory Network for the PBEE (Population Biology Ecology and Evolution) seminar series in Spring 2023.

We enjoyed hosting Jitendra Kumar from Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the PBEE (Population Biology Ecology and Evolution) seminar series in Fall 2022.

We had a Lead photo in Emory Report related to One Emory framework link.

We had a great workshop for our ongoing project funded by the DOE ESS program. We have a ton of idea to explore now. Thanks to our awesome collaborators including Jianqiu Zheng (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Eric Davidson (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science), Michael Weintraub (University of Toledo), Patrick Megonigal (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center), and Lauren Kinsman-Costello (Kent State University).

Jack Kagan received an offer to participate in the prestigious Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) this summer. The SULI program is a highly competitive program that offers undergraduate students the opportunity to conduct research at a DOE national laboratory.

USDA NIFA grant from the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BRDDP). (https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/beginning-farmer-rancher-development-program-bfrdp?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=) The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program provides grants to organizations for education, mentoring, and technical assistance initiatives for beginning farmers or ranchers.