The WSU Emeritus Society, as is its annual tradition, has selected four outstanding undergraduates to receive $500 awards for their contribution to WSU research.

Recipients were selected based on their research efforts, the passion shown in their area of expertise, and their promise of future contributions to the research community. Among the 2017 award winners is Madison Armstrong, a sophomore in biology, who worked with Mark Dybdahl on an invasive species, the New Zealand mudsnail. Her aim in this project was to determine whether phenotypic plasticity might play a role in the success of invasive species. The ultimate purpose is to gain insight on how to control invasive species that cause ecological disruption. She plans to finish her undergraduate degree at WSU, then pursue her Ph.D. in a similar area of study.

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