Spotlight

Nicole Mercier '27, from Amherst, NH, is a B.S. environmental conservation and sustainability major with a minor in…

Madeleine Diaz '26, from Emerson, NJ, is a Wildlife and Conservation Biology major at UNH. This summer, Madeleine was awarded a sustainability fellowship at the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership in Rockland, ME.

Emily-Grace Raphael '27, from Montrose, CO, is a B.S. animal science major in COLSA's pre-veterinary program. Emily-Grace shared her experience as an undergraduate student, including two study abroad experiences in Namibia and Italy.

Lillian Walsh '26, from North Andover, MA, is a genetics major with a German minor at UNH. Thanks to COLSA’s SOAR Fund, she was able to accept a summer internship with the UNH Plant Diagnostics Lab (PDL), which helped her gain valuable skills in plant pathology.

Tianyi Duan '28, from Beijing, China and Greenfield, NH, is pursuing her B.S. in biology at UNH. Her undergraduate research is focused on different Great Bay marine species' abilities to tolerate heat . The summer, she has been studying ribbed mussels, Asian shore crabs, and European green crabs.

Selina Cheng ’26 is pursuing her graduate degree in marine biology at UNH. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in environmental sciences and English from the University of Virginia in 2021. At UNH, she’s researching how oysters survive in the challenging conditions of the intertidal zone in New…

Kaylee Finch ’25 earned her degree in wildlife and conservation biology at UNH. She is now the Public Program Educator at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, where she shares her passion for nature with audiences of all ages.

Lauren McDowell ’24, earned a degree in marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology with a dual major in sustainability at UNH. She is now the Community Outreach Manager for the Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue Program, where she helps rescue seals and other marine mammals along the New…

Clara Byrne '28, from Medford Lakes, NJ, is a biomedical science: medical and veterinary sciences major at UNH. Thanks to COLSA’s SOAR Fund, she was able…

Drew Villeneuve '26 , from Brunswick, ME, is a Ph.D. biological sciences: marine biology student at UNH. Drew discussed his research focused on better understanding the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems and the people who depend on them.

Somer Loto, from Brookline, MA, is a B.S. biomedical science: medical microbiology major and a minor in genetics. Somer shared her experience working in Vicki Jeffers' lab researching the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

Sidney Abel is a B.S. zoology major from Albany, NY. Thanks to COLSA’s SOAR Fund, she was able to accept a summer internship with the Utica Zoo, which helped her gain valuable skills in animal care.