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A behavioral neuroscientist and faculty member in USU's Department of Biology, Freeman is the Council on Undergraduate Research's 2025 Biology Mentor Early-Career Award recipient. The honor recognizes long-term commitment to, and excellence in, student research mentorship.

Life on earth has always responded to change — birds shift the timing of their migration, insect populations grow and shrink, plants evolve to deal with drought. But now, human-caused climate change is moving so quickly that only the fastest ecological responses are keeping up.