Big congratulations to ODU Biological Sciences master’s student Nicole Leach! Nicole has been selected to the 2026 cohort of the prestigious Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award, a program of the Ecological Society of America (ESA). This national recognition highlights emerging leaders working at the intersection of science and policy. We’re proud to see a Monarch making an impact beyond the lab and into the policy space. 👏 Read the full announcement via the link in bio (featured in the AAAS EurekAlert! newsletter). #ODUGradlife #MonarchsLead #ESA #SciencePolicy #ODUBioSci #ODUGraduateSchool #ODUGraduateStudent #ODU #GradMonarchs #GraduateSchool #GraduateStudent