Each year, the rare Scholarship in Graduate Research is offered to a student undergoing research on the property. The scholarship is open to graduate students in any discipline, and helps ensure that successful candidates have the necessary resources to conduct and report their research at rare. It also provides the monetary support to allow the student to present his/her work at a conference in his/her discipline. For more information on the rare Scholarship in Graduate Research, contact the rare’s Research Cordinator.
Current scholarship recipient:
Nimalka Weerasuriya & Sarah Allan, M.Sc Candidates, Western University
Project: Disturbance effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in tallgrass prairies and native forests.
Supervisor: Dr. R. Greg Thorn
A message from Nimalka & Sarah: “Studying the responses of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to disturbances is a recurring theme in our Fungal Ecology lab. These are cryptic soil organisms that are intricately tied to the health of the plant communities, but are notoriously difficult to cultivate in a lab. We rely on genetic identification to help us determine the impacts of soil disturbances, such as agricultural tillage or invasive species growth, which may be changing the functional diversity of these fungi. We are very excited to have this opportunity to conduct this research at rare!”
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