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Unity College professor wins Fulbright award

By Scott Monroe Morning Sentinel reporter September 09, 2008 02:13 PM

Dr. Amy Arnett, an associate professor at Unity College, has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship, college officials said today.

It's the second time in 43 years that a Unity faculty member has received the award, the college said. The Fulbright program aims to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.

From February to June 2009, Arnett will teach and conduct research at the University of Maribor in Slovenia.

The eastern European university is a good match for Arnett, college officials said, because a colleague in Maribor and some of his graduate students study an insect called an ant lion. During her graduate studies at the University of Vermont, Arnett studied ant lion evolution and behavior.

Under the Fulbright Fellowship, Arnett will continue her research concerning ant lions, plus teach as a member of the biology department at the University of Maribor.

Arnett has been at Unity College since 1999. She has a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Vermont, and a B.S. in biology from the University of Michigan.
She researches community and population ecology, evolutionary ecology, insect ecology, life-history theory, patterns of biodiversity and plant-animal interactions.

Arnett plans to set up a blog while in residence that will allow Unity College students to have access to students and faculty at the University of Maribor.