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Madelina awarded an NSF Graduate Fellowship and UNC Biology's Wilson Award!
Congratulations, Maddy! In the past few weeks, Madelina Marquez has gotten a windfall of good news. She will become a prestigious...
Apr 3, 20231 min read
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Congratulations to Master Sean McCollum!
Sean masterfully defended his MS thesis last Monday - pun intended! Well done, Sean!
Apr 3, 20231 min read
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New paper out: Territoriality drives patterns of fixed space use in Caribbean parrotfishes
New paper led by recent grad Dr. Josh Manning in Ecology and Evolution! This new work documents the exclusivity and spatial stability of...
Feb 15, 20231 min read
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Josh wins Menzel Award for excellence in dissertation research!
Huge congratulations to Dr. Joshua Manning, winner of FSU Biological Science's Menzel Award given for excellence in dissertation research!...
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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Announcing Dr. Manning!
Big congrautations to Dr. Josh Manning, who defended his dissertation last Friday!
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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Welcome and big congratulations to Madelina Marquez, incoming Royster Society Fellow!
We are excited to welcome Maddy Marquez to the McCoy Lab! Maddy is off to a running start, joining this year's cohort of 10 Royster...
Aug 29, 20221 min read
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Congratulations to Dr. Cissell!
Ethan Cissell defended his dissertation last month, and submitted his final draft this week. Big congratulations to Dr. Cissell on the...
Jul 13, 20221 min read
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New paper out: Rhodoliths are not affected by sunscreen pollution
We have a new paper out in Marine Pollution Bulletin today showing no effect of the common organic sunscreen filter, benzophenone-3...
Jun 25, 20221 min read
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Josh awarded International Women's Fishing Association Scholarship
Josh was awarded funds from the International Women’s Fishing Association Scholarship Trust to complete his dissertation research...
Mar 18, 20221 min read
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Josh Awarded Chateaubriand Fellowship to Visit French Collaborators
Josh Manning, a 4th year PhD candidate in the McCoy Lab, has been selected to receive a 2021-2022 STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship to work...
Jul 4, 20211 min read
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New paper out: Consumption of benthic cyanobacterial mats on a Caribbean coral reef
New paper out in Scientific Reports: Consumption of benthic cyanobacteria mats on a Caribbean coral reef, led by PhD students Ethan...
Oct 7, 20192 min read
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Josh and Ethan speak at STINAPA Bonaire
Josh and Ethan spoke last week to managers at STINAPA Bonaire about their ongoing research and preliminary results on the tropical reef...
Jun 3, 20191 min read
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New paper out: Understanding the margin squeeze
Check out our new paper in Ecology and Evolution this month! This work was led by PhD student Regina Kolzenburg of the University of...
May 13, 20191 min read
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Ethan and Penelope Awarded NSF GRFPs!
So excited that grad student Ethan Cissell and former DIS undergraduate and tech Penelope Ales were both awarded the prestigious NSF...
May 13, 20191 min read
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Ethan and Josh Receive PSA Grants-in-Aid of Research
The spat of funding continues for Josh and Ethan, who have both received funding from the Phycological Society of America Grants-in-Aid...
Jan 29, 20191 min read
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Maria awarded the Generation Study Abroad Scholarship for STEM Students
Undergraduate researcher Marie De Jesus has been awarded the Generation Study Abroad Scholarship for STEM Students! The international...
Jan 16, 20191 min read
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Josh and Ethan receive multiple research awards in 2018
Josh and Ethan had great success with research grants this fall! Both received the Loftin Endowment Award to fund their travel to...
Jan 11, 20191 min read
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Ethan receives a Mote Research Assistantship for endolith research
Ethan recently received a Mote Research Assistantship as a part of the William R. and Lenore Mote Eminent Scholar in Marine Biology...
Apr 26, 20181 min read
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Abigail receives National Geographic and Smithsonian support for Coral Restoration Research
Abigail recently received a National Geographic Early Career Grant to conduct research and outreach on the use of 3D technology in coral...
Apr 11, 20181 min read
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Congrats to Elizabeth Elliot, MSc '15
Elizabeth Elliot starts her new position as a Marine Advisor for Natural England today! Lizzie designed her MSc research to combine...
Nov 16, 20151 min read
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