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November 26, 2023

Louis M. Herman Research Scholarship: Open for Proposals

by Lindsay Porter
Louis M. Herman, Ph.D. and Emeritus Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA, was a pioneer and trailblazer in research on dolphin sensory perception and cognition, and humpback whale behavioural ecology. Dr. Herman’s family, colleagues, and friends established the Louis M. Herman Research Scholarship in 2017 to honor his legacy by promoting the […]

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November 16, 2023

Nominate a SMM Member to be a Fellow for the Class of 2023

by Dipani Sutaria
Announcement and Date extension NOMINATE A FELLOW MEMBER In 2019, the members of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM) voted to establish a Fellows Membership Category. We are pleased to announce our Society’s second call for nominations of Fellow Members. The SMM Constitution identifies a ‘Fellow’ as a member who is being recognized by the […]

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October 4, 2023

SMM Editors’ Select Series Webinar, 19 October 2023. Genetically separate populations of dugongs in Australia, with Dr. Janet Lanyon

by Sophia Volzke
You are invited to the next edition of the SMM Editors’ Select Webinar Series. This series highlights the latest and most exciting marine mammal science published in the Marine Mammal Science Journal. The SMM created this series to give scientists and citizens around the world a chance to engage with marine mammal scientists, learn, and […]

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