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Susana Wadgymar, a biology professor and evolutionary ecologist at Davidson College, has been honored by the Ecological Society of America with the 2026 W.S. Cooper Award. Her groundbreaking co-authored study, published in Science, provides a rigorous empirical test showing that natural gene flow is moving too slowly to rescue certain plant populations from climate change. The prestigious recognition underscores the vital role of Davidson faculty in addressing global environmental crises through high-impact science.