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Taking a Chance: Mason Ward’s research portfolio has earned him two awards from the Entomological Society of America
As a freshman, Mason Ward took a chance and applied to the Freshman Research in Plants Program with the thought that he would give research a try. Now, three years later, Ward’s extraordinary research portfolio has earned him two undergraduate research awards from the Entomological Society of America.