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Caving experiences, coupled with summer internship, help fuel bat research

There’s one thing that Julia Yearout wants you to know about bats: They’re not scary.

Research led student to pursue her doctorate

Degree you’re earning: PhD, Forestry and Natural Resources

Hometown: Longwood, Florida

Previous education: Georgia Gwinnett College, BS '14

Expected graduation: May 2020

Alumni plug their careers through classroom visits

When the students in Joe Conrad’s wood procurement class settled in at their desks this past spring, they didn’t always see the Warnell professor standing at the lectern ready to start teaching.

Instead, they frequently found Joe Parsons and Kim Lloyd at the front of the class, Powerpoint already cued up, and the procurement pros ready to start talking. The two Warnell alumni tag-teamed teaching duties this spring, giving students the unique chance to learn directly from those working in the field. 

A Warnell graduate student will spend the upcoming year working in Washington, D.C., through a renowned fellowship program.

Guy Eroh (BS ’19) is among the recipients of the 2020 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. The program, named after one of the founders of the Sea Grant, matches graduate students with “hosts” in the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government.