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NSF CAREER grant goes to Dr. Vanessa Ezenwa

Vanessa Ezenwa, an assistant professor in the Division, recently obtained a 5-year CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation . CAREER awards are the NSF's most prestigious awards for early-career scientists. Dr. Ezenwa’s project focuses on understanding how parasites shape animal behavior. Her work will be carried out in Africa on Grant’s gazelles, a species in which dominant males defend territories and subordin

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