Laura Angley of the Schmitt Lab was selected as the winner of the 2021 Denton Award for her master’s research thesis in biology titled “Post-Release survival rates and welfare of rehabilitated vervet monkeys in malawi.” This award is given for excellence in scholarship and research accomplishment during a master’s thesis in the Department of Biology.
Laura has a BA in Biology from Providence College. Prior to coming to BU, Laura interned at the Bronx Zoo and Maritime Aquarium, and worked as a research assistant at the Ann Van Dyk Cheetah Centre in South Africa. Her MS research focused on investigating factors affecting post-release survival rates and welfare of rehabilitated and released vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus rufoviridis) in Malawi, using data provided by the Lilongwe Wildlife Trust.
Congratulations, Laura!