Excited for Kiersten Jewell and Dylan Raney to present their research @GMU_COS Undergrad Research Symposium today. Dylan examined long term trends in Potomac River invertebrate communities. Kiersten explored seasonal patterns of parasites in estuarine shrimp and crabs. @PEREC_GMU

Proud of Kiersten Jewell for presenting her Spring 2025 undergrad research @Mason_OSCAR today. She examined if parasite infections affect crab host behavior in the presence of predators. She will continue her research this fall @ESPMasonU @PEREC_GMU @GMU_COS

We had a wonderful time @aersscience Spring meeting! Grad student Jose Menese presented posters on his research and won best grad student poster! Wahoo! GMU's Provost Office funded Jose's travel. @espmasonu @perec_gmu @gmu_masonimpact @mason_science

We had a wonderful time @AERSScience Spring meeting. Undergrad Kiersten Jewell presented a poster on her research. Shout out to @gmu_oscar for funding Keirsten's research and travel. @espmasonu @perec_gmu @gmu_masonimpact @mason_science

A huge thank you to Ella Ahti from @LukeFinland for giving a guest lecture in our Invasive Species in Scandinavia course @UniTurku. Ella discussed the value and utility of @Vieraslajit, a one-of-a-kind online platform to identify, report, and control invasive species in Finland.

Shared our research on the impacts of the mud crab invasion in the Baltic Sea with local Turku high school students today. The students enjoyed seeing live crabs and preserved invertebrates @ESPMasonU @FulbrightFIN @PEREC_GMU @UniTurku

Yesterday we celebrated @cityofturku Turku Day, which has been celebrated since 1961. Among other things, we walked through the @UniTurku's Botanical Gardens and their beautiful greenhouse. Afterward, we saw fire jugglers followed by fireworks downtown! @FulbrightFIN

Excited to be selected as a Fulbright Scholar with this impressive group @ESPMasonU @GMU_COS @PEREC_GMU

I loved my stay @UniTurku's Archipelago Research Institue on Seili island. Permanently inhabited since the 1300s, Seili was a leper colony, hospital, mental asylum, field station, & now tourist destination. It's beautiful location means easy access to the 🦀! @FulbrightFIN

Had a wonderful time in Helsinki learning more about Finland's culture and people. Kiitos to @FulbrightFIN staff for organizing everything and for our parting gifts, including the Kalevala, Finland's saga! Excited to see everyone in Oct for the American Voices seminar.

Excited for the @FulbrightFIN Orientation Program in Helsinki! With other Fulbrighters, we are learning more about Finland: networking, policy, language, & culture. We ended the day with sauna and swimming, followed by dinner. What a nice way to meet everyone! #FinnishWelcome

Very proud of our 3 @GMU_COS ASSIP high school students and 2 @Mason_OSCAR undergrads for completing summer research projects under the direction of @TheGoodnight94 and two grad students, Daya and Jose! @ESPMasonU @MasonResearch

First day of field work in the Archipelago Sea on the island of Orhisaari with Dr. Veijo Jormalainen & his students @UniTurku. We are exploring the ecosystem impacts of invasive mud crabs. It is intense field work, but the scenery and company are amazing! @FulbrightFIN @GMU_COS

Finland's Everyone's Rights allow you to freely pick wild berries, mushrooms and plants, except for a few protected species. With collaborators and friends, we've been picking blueberries, raspberries, and chanterelle mushrooms in the forest. What a fun and relaxing activity!

We loved our trip to Iceland. We were able to find some wonderful natural hot springs to bathe in before leaving tomorrow morning for Finland!

We've started our 6 month stay in Finland. 7 checked bags, 3 carry ons, 3 back packs. And a 4 day stop over in Iceland! We are excited to start this Fulbright experience @FulbrightFIN @ESPMasonU @PEREC_GMU @GMU_COS

We've got a film star amongst us! See the @weatherchannel interview of our post-doc Dr. Sarah Goodnight describing our research on zombie mud crabs infected with an invasive barnacle: youtube.com/watch?v=_y_DySZH… @GMU_COS @PEREC_GMU @ESPMasonU