Laura was awarded a Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research to support her honors thesis on movement behavior in chipmunks. Laura was awarded a Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research to support her honors thesis on movement behavior in chipmunks.
These grants are open to undergraduate and graduate students. "The Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research program has a highly competitive application process and only approximately 20% of applicants receive any level of funding."
Laura was also the Fall Recipient of the H&S Educational Grant Initiative to support this work.
The work is conducted under the supervision of Leann Kanda.
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