MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., June 1 -- Georgia College & State University issued the following news release:

By Ian Wesselhoff

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wo Georgia College & State University students have been recognized by the U.S. National Science Foundation through the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, which is awarded to graduate students who demonstrate potential for significant achievements in research. Out of 14,000 applicants nationwide, Amber Stubbs ('24, '26) was one of just 2,500 to win the award, and Sydney Irons ('25) was one of 1,470 honorable mentions.

Stubbs graduated with her master's in biology from GCSU in May, and in she will begin her Ph.D. studying rattlesnake behavior at San Diego State University in the fall. She says biology department ...