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TROY professor helps discover new species causing black gill in Georgia shrimp
December 4, 2019
By Matt Clower
The Skidaway Institute for Oceanography boat docks on the Skidaway River in Georgia.
A Troy University biologist recently identified the microscopic parasite behind a mysterious ailment ravaging the shrimp population off the coast of Georgia.
For years, Georgia’s shrimpers have watched in dismay as the shrimp population off the Atlantic coast has dwindled. As the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported, shrimpers there blamed “black gill,” an affliction that darkens…
Dr. Chris Shaffer, Dean of Library Services, presents Dr. Leora Waldner with Troy University Libraries' 2019 Book Token Award.
Dr. Leora Waldner, associate dean for strategic innovation in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of political science, received Troy University’s Book Token Award for the support she has demonstrated for the University’s libraries.
The award recognizes faculty who provide service to and support of Troy University Libraries, according to Dr. Chris Shaffer,…