Sarika Sharma

Graduate student Sarika SharmaReceiving a scholarship not only helped with the financial aspects of her research project, it also validated the significance of her work, Sarika Sharma says.

Support for student projects drives change in monitoring ecosystem restoration efforts

Sarika Sharma is making strides in ecosystem restoration monitoring while pursuing her master’s degree in environmental science. 

Using drone imagery, Sharma is monitoring characteristics of tallgrass prairie environments to inform and evaluate restoration efforts. 

“Tallgrass areas provide habitat for so many of our native species. Since they’re a highly endangered ecosystem, they’re among the last remaining places where you’ll find some of these unique flora and fauna,” she said. 

attendees at ornithology conferenceSeven ornithologists from the University of Windsor were among more than 800 researchers from 45 countries in London, Ont., for a joint meeting of the American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists. Photo by G. Mitchell.

Bird researchers soar at international ornithological conference

University of Windsor researchers were high-flyers at the joint meeting of the American Ornithological Society and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists last week in London.
Sarah Dobney collects recordings at a savannah sparrow nest Sarah Dobney, pictured here collecting recordings at a savannah sparrow nest in the Bay of Fundy, won a prize at the national meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists.

Graduate students of ornithology deliver prize-winning talks

Two University of Windsor graduate students won prizes for outstanding talks at the recent annual meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists.

Sarah Dobney, a PhD student in the Department of Integrative Biology, won the “Early Program Award” for an outstanding presentation from an early-career researcher. Her prize-winning talk was titled: “Quiet in the nest: Nest environment diminishes song transmission to nestlings.”