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Liliana Ramirez and Madelyn \u201cMaddie\u201d Lichter know that residence hall life can be a bit like living in a zoo. So these University of Mary Washington students felt prepared for all the wildlife sounds and smells they\u2019ve experienced over the last several months.<\/p>\n

Both pursuing UMW\u2019s new conservation biology major, Ramirez and Lichter are pioneer participants in a new partnership between Mary Washington and the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation. The pair has spent the last semester engaged in a new kind of \u201cdomestic study abroad experience,\u201d conducting hands-on research on endangered animal and plant species at Front Royal\u2019s Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, nestled at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains on 3,200 acres of forest, grasslands and pasture along the Shenandoah River.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hear wolves howling, and whooping cranes going at it. Last night, I heard something that sounded very zebra-like,\u201d said Ramirez, mimicking the noise she heard while falling asleep in the residence hall. The building is one of three on campus, which also includes a dining common area and an academic center with state-of-the-art classrooms and research labs.<\/p>\n

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Sophomore Liliana Ramirez, a conservation biology and Spanish major and applied mathematics minor, is studying ethnobotany, a field that explores the cultural connections between plants and people, such as the use of wild herbs in traditional medicine. Photo Credit: Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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From their residence hall, Ramirez and Lichter can hear wolves, whooping cranes, zebras and clouded leopards like the cub seen here. Photo by Lathan Goumas\/George Mason University Office of Communications and Marketing. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Junior Maddie Lichter, a conservation biology major and data science minor, is exploring the effect of habitat conditions on the nestlings of the American kestrel, a small falcon species in decline. Photo Credit: Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Ramirez, a sophomore who is also majoring in Spanish and minoring in applied mathematics, and Lichter, a junior minoring in data science, arrived in January along with two dozen other college students, mostly from across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Each student selected four faculty mentors working on research that interested them. Through an interview process, they later winnowed those down to a single focus and mentor, but were able to assist faculty with other research projects throughout the semester.<\/p>\n

For Lichter, a Fairfax resident who recently interned for Diva Crows, a nonprofit that rehabilitates injured and orphaned songbirds, the research was an opportunity to spread her wings and study a species of small falcons that are in decline. \u201cI explored the effect of habitat conditions on the survival rate of American kestrel nestlings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hailing from Newport News, Ramirez conducted a study in ethnobotany, a field that explores the cultural connections between plants and people, such as the use of wild herbs in traditional medicine. \u201cI had always assumed that human disturbance negatively impacted the environment,\u201d she said, \u201cbut I learned that in more ways than I thought, humans can beneficially shape the landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

UMW has six allotted spaces in the program, but the pandemic narrowed down participation, making it a more close-knit experience than usual. Students take classes together as a small cohort, engage in independent research with their mentors and learn from Smithsonian scientists, George Mason University faculty and visiting conservationists from across the globe.<\/p>\n

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“I was drawn to this area a bit out of serendipity \u2014 SMSC sets all students in my program up with researchers every semester to work on whatever project someone is doing that is available,” said Ramirez, who studied ethnobotany. “When we learned about the projects I requested this one, and I was matched with the person who designed it!” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Maddie Lichter (center) and fellow students in the SMSC undergraduate program learn how to extract DNA from scat to learn more about endangered species, their diets and their genetic health. Photo Credit: Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation. <\/div> <\/div>
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Liliana Ramirez examines a crayfish during one of the SMSC cohort’s hikes in nearby Shenandoah National Park. Photo Credit: Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

There\u2019s also time for bonding outside the classroom, such as organized hikes, trips to Skyline Caverns and helping National Zoo staff prepare for its reopening. But it\u2019s not all roughing it. Lichter and Ramirez have also enjoyed campus amenities like HBO Max, laundry service and a \u201cgreat chef\u201d who cooks for the students.<\/p>\n

An aspiring zoo veterinarian, Ramirez said that the program has solidified career choices for both herself and Lichter, who hopes to study urban bird ecology.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve learned so much,\u201d Ramirez said. \u201cThis semester has been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more about the Smithsonian-Mason partnership with UMW, visit here<\/a>, or email Professor of Biological Science Alan Griffith at agriffit@umw.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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