Biology Ph.D. Student Awarded Two Prestigious National Scholarships to Study Fungi's Role in Forest Health
November 20, 2024
November 20, 2024
SYRACUSE, New York, Nov. 20 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
Eva Legge, a first-year Ph.D. student majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is one of two researchers nationally to be named a Mollie Beattie Visiting Scholar by the Society of American Foresters (SAF). The award honors Beattie, who was the first woman to head the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and its aim is to foster diversity in the natural resource professions.
Eva Legge, a first-year Ph.D. student majoring in biology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is one of two researchers nationally to be named a Mollie Beattie Visiting Scholar by the Society of American Foresters (SAF). The award honors Beattie, who was the first woman to head the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and its aim is to foster diversity in the natural resource professions.