From the desk of Deborah Dietzler

UGA grad named “Emerging Explorer”

UGA’s first female Rhodes Scholar, Beth Shapiro BS ‘99, MS ‘99, has been dubbed an Emerging Explorer by National Geographic.  Now an assistant biology professor at Penn State, Beth’s field of study involves collecting samples of ancient plant and animal DNA and trying to determine how evolution occurs over time.  “We can pinpoint when a species’ genetic diversity changes,” she told National Geographic magazine.  Beth is such an accomplished scientist; just last year she received a MacArthur Foundation “Genius Award.”  Click here to read the entire NG article about this truly amazing Bulldog.