Congratulations to UWM Biological Sciences students Bretta Speck, Rachel Giglio and Shashini Welmillag who each won best poster/best talk awards at the 6th annual Riveredge Nature Center Student Research Symposium. Students from seven Wisconsin universities (UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Platteville, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater, Marquette and MSOE) participated in the symposium, and UWM Associate Professor Gerlinde Höbel gave the keynote presentation. Great work everyone!

Dr. Gerlinde Höbel as Keynote Speaker

Shashini Welmillage (left of poster), Bretta Speck (2nd to the right of poster) and Rachel Giglio (3rd to the right of poster)