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Benjamin Cocanougher

Benjamin Cocanougher

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2016 PhD Zoology
  • St Catharine's College

Previous Education

Centre College

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The future of biodiversity?

India’s approach to biodiversity could be a model for other countries around the world, according to a new United Nations Development Programme report co-authored by a Gates Cambridge Alumnus. The […]

Bringing history to life

An 18th century Irish church which became a walled graveyard has been restored by a team led by a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Richard Butler [2012], who is doing a PhD […]

Fish oil wards off strokes

Eating at least two servings of oily fish a week can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, but taking fish oil supplements has no similar effect, according to a study […]

The ageing eyewitness

A Gates Cambridge Scholar who is studying eyewitness psychology has won The Manuel Lopez-Rey Prize for her MPhil in criminological research. Katrin Pfeil [2012], who has just begun her PhD, […]

Scholars tell their stories

Church restoration, choral music in primary school education, improving education and health outcomes for lower income children and a summer camp for children whose parents have cancer are the subjects […]

Small bird, big ambitions?

A Gates Cambridge Alumna has won a prestigious National Geographic Society grant to help her study a bird species which has developed innovative ways to find food despite having a […]

Breaking the cycle of crime

Why do children with criminal parents have a higher risk of committing crime? A Gates Cambridge Alumna has just published a book which seeks to answer a question which could […]

A stark choice

Women with uncertain immigration status who experience domestic violence face a a stark choice – living in destitution or being forced to stay with their abuser. Their plight has been […]

Money vs mission

A social enterprise company aimed at making it easier for people with good ideas who are not well connected to get the ear of decision-makers has just published its first […]

Building better futures

A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been recognised for her work administering a scholarship programme for Palestinian women students. Mona Jebril is interviewed in the current edition of the Kolmarian about […]