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Keep up to date on events and news from the University of Florida Wildlife Graduate Student Association.

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University of Florida: Stop plans to develop McCarty Woods - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/2Zb9O4MCwt via @Change

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First General Body Meeting of the semester is quickly approaching! Put Thursday, October 1, 2020 from 12-1 pm on your calendar. Sammie Herrera from the Career Connections Center will be presenting on "How to be a better mentor/mentee", and you won't want to miss it.

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#BlackBotanistsWeek

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We stand in solidarity with ALL birdwatchers and wildlifers out there. Let's show our support with #BlackBirdersWeek.

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Happy Earth Day, y'all! Cheers to this amazing planet and all the creatures that it supports!

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Today's the day: the 1st EVER public video poster session of @UF 's #wildlife techniques course final #research projects! Our students' videos will go live at 2pm EDT but the @McCleeryLab welcome video is live now: https://t.co/qcfdj9DZtt @UFCALS @UfWgsa

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Don't forget to nominate officers (even nominate yourself!) for WGSA for the 2019-2020 year! Critical positions to fill: secretary, treasurer, travel grants coordinator. Additional positions: social chair, seminar chair, outreach chair(s), and webmaster.

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Don't forget to also read about the Australian skink! https://t.co/YtkgzrQ5XX

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Have you been seeing skinks in the news for the first recorded pregnancy with both eggs & live birth in Australia?! Skinks are lizards in the family Scincidae. Did you know Florida is home to 7 native species of skinks, some of which are found exclusively in Florida?

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Check out https://t.co/eFSf88ZtZ1 for some cool pictures of your favorite skinks!

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Grand Prize Winner in the Nature/Wildlife of Florida Category -
Gianna Arcuri

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People in Nature Category -
Tie between David Klinges and Edmund Basham

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Zoo/Domestic Animal Category -
Alex Pepper

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Landscape Category -
Gianna Arcuri

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We have winners to announce for the 2020 Photography Contest! Thank you to all who participated in our annual fundraiser. We hope you enjoy the photos 😄

Animal/ Organism Category -
Tie between Alex Pepper and Katie Hooker

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We've extended the deadline for submissions until this Sunday, March 15 at midnight. Get your photos in now!

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WGSA is looking for entries for it's 2020 Photography Contest! Check it out...

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Do you work with animals? Do you need to complete an IACUC to do your research?
Join us TODAY from 12pm - 1pm in Newins-Zeigler room 376.hese meetings are open to WEC and SNRE/WEC students, and as always, we will have FREE PIZZA!

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First meeting of the year Wednesday, September 12th from 12-1 in Newins-Ziegler 376. Meet the office staff and learn about their roles and responsibilities.

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We look forward to meeting incoming students at Cypress and Grove Friday the 24th at 5:00 PM. See you there!