"I am grateful and honored to be selected for a Biodiversity Institute Grant. As an incoming graduate student, this funding has provided foundational support for my research on human-wildlife conflict mitigation strategies for lions and livestock. I will be able to travel to my field site in Laikipia, Kenya to begin this exciting project and support training for 3 local interns from the Daraja Academy, a STEM magnet school for academically gifted girls with no means to…"