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Promote freshwater conservation and molluscs by voting for the first ever freshwater mussel in the running! Vote Coosa Fiveridge! 🙏

Thrilled to host my esteemed academic mentor, Dr Nelson Odume, from Rhodes University at The University of Alabama. Join us for Nelson Odume's seminar on Water quality–a complex social-ecological challenge. Don't miss this insightful discussion! RhodesResearch UA African Students Association Institute For Water Research, RU Rhodes University

Yay for the QuEST project! awi.ua.edu/news/ua-resear…

My defense is actually happening next Wednesday at 10 AM CDT! DM me for the zoom link if you care to attend and learn a lil about the results from my dissertation.

Congratulations to Dr. Carla Atkinson, our 2024 Leadership Award recipient! Dr. Atkinson received this Career Award for her extraordinary work in furthering SFS' mission. freshwater-science.org/2024-leadershi… We look forward to celebrating with you at #2024SFS!

🎉 Congratulations to Jamie Bucholz (Lozier Lab) for successfully defending their dissertation, "Finding the Pearl: Elucidating Patterns of Biodiversity Across Evolutionary Scales in Southeastern Freshwater Mussel Communities"!

Do you want to learn about an invasive species in the SE that co-occurs with native freshwater mussels? Even if you didn’t realize it, you might have seen these guys while swimming in a lake or river!

HAPPENING TODAY! Check out this awesome opportunity to hear about competitive fellowships!

Looking forward to #2024SFS! Come see what the Shogren Lab has been up to…

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone next week in Philly! Join us at triple bottom brewing on Monday from 5:30-7:30 for a meeting and social.

In Philly for #2024SFS! Come see presentations from members of my lab group! Chelsea Smith Stephen Plont Jonathan Lopez Taylor Kelley UA Dept. of BSC

We’ve come a very long way in 3 years! Roll Tide 🐘💧 Shogren Lab Zacharie Loveless Michelle Wolford @_stellarrr_ Taylor Kelley #2024SFS

Closed out #2024SFS and had a great time seeing old and new friends! What a fantastic week with my lab representing The University of Alabama UA Dept. of BSC freshwater research! Stephen Plont Jonathan Lopez Chelsea Smith Irene Sanchez Taylor Kelley lauren morris

Welp… the Shogren Lab is looking for a PhD student for a 5-yr NSF project on eDNA transport at NEON wadeable streams! Start date in January or August 2025 😊 Reach out via email if interested!

This never gets old! Beautiful lure display from Lampsilis sp. (most likely L. fasciola)

Who doesn’t love getting out in the river during the work week?? This week, we completed a quantitative mussel survey at the Sipsey River in Alabama!

📢The BGSA GTA workshop is fast approaching! As a reminder, all incoming teaching assistants are required to attend. Returning GTAs, faculty, and staff are more than welcome as well! We look forward to seeing everyone next Tuesday, 8/20, at 9am.

Congrats to Taylor Kelley, from the Atkinson and Shogren labs, for successfully passing her Masters defense!

Attention freshwater scientists!!! Think of the coolest paper you read in the last 3 years by an early career scientist and nominate them for this award!