{"id":2448,"date":"2013-05-21T11:30:27","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T15:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=2448"},"modified":"2022-03-24T14:14:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T18:14:37","slug":"k-alumna-describes-her-whale-science-in-video-submission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/k-alumna-describes-her-whale-science-in-video-submission\/","title":{"rendered":"K Alumna Describes Her Whale Science in Video Submission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ellen Chenoweth \u201908,<\/strong>\u00a0a doctoral student and MESAS Fellow at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, has entered a video contest (National Science Foundation IGERT Video and Poster Competition).<\/p>\n<p>Her entry explains her scientific work with humpback whales and salmon in Alaska and includes wonderful footage of both. It also features some humorous footage and metaphors to make the science accessible to lay audiences.<\/p>\n<p>Humpback whales compete with the Alaska fishing industry for hatchery salmon. Chenoweth seeks to understand the energy expended by humpbacks to secure their other food sources. 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