Graduate Students

Richard Nyiawung receives funding from the Robin Rigby Trust

Richard Nyiawung, a PhD student in the CoC Lab, recently received $12k from the Robin RIgby Trust at St. Mary’s University for research with a network of women oyster farmers in The Gambia, Africa! This research will explore how this network of women is innovating to build social enterprise and food security during times of rapid social and ecological change.

Emily De Sousa wins the Science-Policy Youth Award from the Canadian Science Policy Centre!

Emily De Sousa is a master’s student in the Department of Geography at the University of Guelph and part of the inaugural graduate student cohort for Coastal Routes. Yesterday, she accepted the Science Policy Award of Excellence Award, Youth Category, from the Canadian Science Policy Centre. Her proposal, titled “Eliminating Seafood Fraud: A Fishy Approach to Food Policy,” offered a robust, science-based proposal to enhance traceability, labeling, and the use of DNA barcoding in the fisheries supply chain.