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First-Gen Student’s Interest in Bugs Leads to Research, Lab Internship, and TA Opportunity
In the ‘Bug Lab,’ Eric Escobar-Chena gained a passion for research and a respect for insects This biology major is considering graduate school opportunities in ecology with a focus on fieldwork and beetles. by Brian McNeill; Virginia Commonwealth University