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Nikkita Patel, a 2015 Epidemiology PhD graduate, is recognized for her dissertation research on illegal wildlife trade. Her recent publication in PNAS, the offical journal of the National Academy of the Sciences, has garnered international press:

  • http://www.wired.com/2015/06/using-news-reports-track-wildlife-black-markets/
  • http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/06/15/heres-how-to-start-breaking-down-the-illegal-wildlife-trade/
  • http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/web-detectives-fight-illegal-poachers/
  • http://time.com/3921138/illegal-wildlife-trade-countries/
  • http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-six-countries-keeping-the-tiger-poaching-trade-alive
  • http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/16/1393596/-Geoinformation-approaches-to-tracking-down-wildlife-poachers#
  • http://news.mongabay.com/2015/0616-hance-healthmap-wildlife-trade.html

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