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Environment student conducts research on how flood wall is affecting marine life

Loyola University New Orleans Environmental Science major Jenny Simon is conducting research to see if a 10,000-foot storm wall nearing completion just outside New Orleans is affecting nearby fish and marine life. She recently received a $2,500 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program grant from Louisiana Sea Grant College Program to collaborate with Loyola biology professor Frank Jordan, Ph.D., on the research, entitled, "Marsh nekton responses to construction of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Surge Barrier."  Click here for full story.