Victoria Chraibi awarded grant by Paleontological Society

May 8, 2015

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences graduate student, Victoria Chraibi,  was awarded an education and outreach grant by the Paleontological Society entitled "Paleontology in rural schools: Distance learning through virtual field trips at the University of Nebraska State Museum”.  She will work with Kathy French at the Nebraska State Museum to develop a virtual field trip and associated educational material for the Explore Evolution exhibit at the Museum.

Chraibi has also received two Fulbright Canada-RBC Eco-Leadership grants for outreach projects: one used photography to increase awareness of nature in Lincoln city youth, the second developed teacher workshops on bat conservation and sustainable wind energy in Nebraska.