Miguel Costas Sabatier awarded SECASC Global Change Research Fellowship

Miguel Costas Sabatier, Biology PhD candidate working with the Fristoe Ecology Lab, has been selected by the Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (SECASC) as a 2026-2027 Global Change Research Fellow. Miguel joins a cohort of 14 graduate researchers from across SECASC partner institutions through a yearlong program focused on interdisciplinary studies, professional growth, cooperative climate adaptation science, and developing the next generation of global change science leaders. The fellowship will support Miguel as he investigates the impact of twenty years of urbanization on the diversity and distributions of birds across Northeast Puerto Rico. Learn more about the fellowship and Miguel’s research here: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/2026/06/10/announcing-2026-27-gcrf/