The Utom Conservation Fund awarded Rachel Bockrath (‘24, master’s in biology) and Noah Szceszinski (‘26, master’s in biology) each a $12,500 fellowship to support their research of the Santa Clara River, called Utom, or Phantom River, by the Chumash people. The organization awarded $60,000 in scholarships and fellowships to nine California undergraduate and graduate students to further their study and research in watershed and environmental protection.
This article was originally published by the Center for Biological Diversity on Nov. 30, 2022.