Monthly Archives: May 2018

Welcome to new Master’s student: Mr. Rylan Dievert (B.Sc., U of A)!

The Leighton Lab congratulates Mr. Rylan Dievert, who has been accepted to the M.Sc. program from Fall, 2018. Congratulations, Rylan!

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Welcome to new Master’s student: Ms. Claudia Selles (B.Sc., McGill)!

The Leighton Lab welcomes Ms. Claudia Selles (B.S., McGill), who will start her M.S. with us this fall, 2018. Welcome, and congratulations!

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Congratulations to Caroline Sinclair who received the Richard Osgood Award from the Paleontological Society

Congratulations to Caroline Sinclair who received the Richard Osgood Award from the Paleontological Society!

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New Paper: Exploring the Species–Area Relationship Within a Paleontological Context, and the Implications for Modern Conservation Biology

Pruden, M. J*., & Leighton, L. R. 2018 Exploring the Species–Area Relationship Within a Paleontological Context, and the Implications for Modern Conservation Biology. In: Tyler, C.L, and Schneider, C. L. (eds.) Marine Conservation Biology. Topics in Geobiology, 47, Springer International Publishing, Dordrech, 141 – […]

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Congratulations to Matthew Pruden and Rylan Dievert who were each awarded an NSERC-Undergraduate Student Research Award (summer 2018)!

Congratulations to Matthew Pruden and Rylan Dievert who were each awarded an NSERC-Undergraduate Student Research Award (summer 2018)!

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Congratulations to Matthew Pruden and Rylan Dievert who took first and second place respectively in the undergraduate poster session at the EAS Dept. ATLAS Annual Grad Student Symposium!

Congratulations to Matthew Pruden and Rylan Dievert who took first and second place respectively in the undergraduate poster session at the EAS Dept. ATLAS Annual Grad Student Symposium!

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Grace Anne Stewart Speaker Series featuring Dr. Carrie Tyler (Leighton Lab Alumn)

Dr. Carrie Tyler (U Miami, Ohio), a Leighton Lab Alumna visited as a Grace Anne Stewart speaker at the University of Alberta, March 16 – 20, 2018.

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U of A Palaeontological Society’s Biennial Symposium (featuring Dr. Patricia Kelley), student presentions, pictures, and more!

Dr. Patricia Kelley (U North Carolina -Wilmington), and our own Kristina Barclay, were keynote speakers at the U of A Palaeontological Society’s Biennial Symposium (March 11, 2018). The following Leighton Lab Students gave presentations or posters featuring our research at […]

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