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2nd Annual AEL Chili-Cookoff

The 2nd Annual AEL Chili Cook-off was a success!

There were nine entrants to the competition and nearly 30 judges. Every judge had three votes to bestow on their favorites, and every chili…

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New Ludsin publication in PNAS

Dr. Ludsin worked with a team of researchers to explore the relationships between nutrient loading, fish populations, hypoxia, and temperatures in Lake Erie. While current nutrient loading favors…

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AELers run Cleveland Towpath Half Marathon

AELers Meredith Bennett, Justin Furby, and Megan Herbruck all ran the Cleveland Towpath Half Marathon last weekend. They were joined by Oklahoma State colleague Vanessa Rendon who helped with…

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Rachael Finigan selected as Knauss Fellow

Rachael Finigan was selected as a Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship finalist for 2025. This fellowship program provides graduate students the opportunity to work on federal policy in Washington, D.C…

Hawaii AFS info card

AELers at AFS

The 154th meeting of the American Fisheries Society took place September 15-19 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The AEL was represented by Jacob Bentley, Andrew Foley, Kylee Wilson, and Monica Woodruff, who…

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Finigan Presents for 3rd Grad Class

Rachael Finigan visited the 3rd grade classes at Bluffsview Elementary School in Worthington, Ohio, on Thursday, September 26. She presented on life-cycles of caddisflies, freshwater mussels,…

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Dr. Ludsin in the news

Dr. Ludsin was featured in news reporting twice as the summer of 2024 came to a close. The Toledo Blade covered his remarks at a meeting of researchers at Stone Lab in August. He discussed how…

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Congratulations, Joe & Rachael!

Congratulations to two AELers who defended last week! 

Joe Gentine defended his master's thesis on Thursday, "The quantity, form and location of phosphorus across a small agricultural…

AEL Publications

New Pubs From Ludsin Lab

Three new publications from the Ludsin Lab group this summer, including press around the publication of Zoe Almeida's dissertation research. 

Almeida, L.Z., S.A. Ludsin, M.D. Faust,…