How WEC Works: H. Franklin Percival
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Dr. Percival (center in cover photo) is the retired leader of the CFWRU unit at the University of Florida. Work What do you do? I work hard at doing nothing: I’m retired! I was the… Read More
Wild Careers: Janell Brush
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Alumna Janell Brush (WEC MS ’06) is an Associate Research Scientist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. She was advised by Dr. Wiley Kitchens. What did you do in the years immediately following… Read More
How WEC Works: Ben North
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Ben North is a WEC PhD student seeking to better understand how to balance bioenergy production and forest conservation on private land in the Southeastern United States. He is advised by Dr. Pienaar. Work When… Read More
Exit Interview: Tanya M
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Tanya Mitjans is a WEC senior, who will attend the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, starting this fall. What are you doing next year? I begin my courses at the UF vet school in August!… Read More
How WEC Works: Diane Episcopio
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Diane is a WEC master’s student, studying the exotic pet trade and invasive species in Florida. She has gathered qualitative data by interviewing stakeholders, and quantitative data through an online survey of the general public’s… Read More
How WEC Works: Dan Catizone
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Dan Catizone is a new SNRE MS student, studying diamondback terrapins in the St. Joseph Bay and Florida panhandle. He also works with sea turtles in the same region, for USGS. He is advised by… Read More
How WEC Works: Yichao Zeng
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Yichao is a WEC master’s student. He is studying how environmental and social factors influence the distribution of giant pandas in the Wolong Nature Reserve in Sichuan, China. His advisor is Dr. Vanessa Hull. Work… Read More
How WEC Works: Morgan Hughes
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Morgan Hughes is a WEC master’s student in Dr. Holly Ober’s lab. She is working to characterize the diets of bats in the southeast and Georgia. Work When did you know you wanted to work… Read More
Exit Interview: Cory Gillis
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Cory Gillis is a recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in WEC. Here’s his perspective on his time here. How did you like your time at WEC? I loved it. There’s no other major I’d… Read More
How WEC Works: Krystan Wilkinson
Header photo: Recording data during dolphin health assessments. Credit Chicago Zoological Society’s Sarasota Dolphin Research Program Krystan Wilkinson is a doctoral candidate in UF’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment. She’s also a research assistant… Read More