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Previous employer
- New York Botanical Garden, where he studied Ethnobotany, the cultural use of plants, conservation, and ecological impacts of changing human activities on the environment in Micronesia.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
Botany, B.S., University of California, Riverside
Evolution, Ecology, and Population Biology, Ph.D., Washington University
Research Interests
- Ethnobotany
- Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Environment
Disciplines
- Botany
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Natural Resources and Conservation
- Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Rapidly Evaluating Endemic Plants of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
Law, W. (PI)
8/1/22 → 7/31/23
Project: Research project
Research output
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Dialogues of Scientific Inquiry Level 100
Law, W., Watson, A. & Smith, J., 2025, 4th ed. Boca Raton, FL: Lynn University Digital Press. (Lynn University Digital Press - The Dialogues)Research output: Book/Report › Lynn University Digital Press Publication
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Wings of Change: Modeling Natural Selection through Paper Airplane Experiments
Law, W., Oct 17 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Enhancing Plant Growth in Adverse Environmental Conditions
Gihozo, K. & Law, W., Apr 19 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Rapidly Evaluating Species at Risk Using Endemic Plants of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
Law, W., Chellew, M., Wood, K. R., Lorence, D. H., Cianchini, C. & Sanney, J., Sep 24 2024, In: Diversity. 16, 10, p. 1-17 17 p., 593.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of Natural Area Site Characteristics on Resident Gopher Tortoise Populations
Lagor, T., Lecher, A. L. & Law, W., Nov 4 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Solving Plant Survival Challenges: A Study on Enhancing Plant Growth During Tough Conditions
Gihozo, K. & Law, W., Nov 4 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Wildlife Conservation
Law, W., 2023, Boca Raton, FL: Lynn University Digital Press. (Lynn University Digital Press Books)Research output: Book/Report › Lynn University Digital Press Publication
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Child Poverty in America: Vulnerable Ones Left Behind
Khan, A., Cadet, M. & Law, W. (Faculty Advisor), Apr 18 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Oral Presentation
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Science and Society (DSL 200)
Cunningham Abbott, A., Doctor, E. L., Law, W., Lecher, A. L., Rowland, K. D., Smith, J., Watson, A. A. & Wright, M., 2022, Boca Raton, FL: Lynn University Digital Press. (Lynn University Digital Press - The Dialogues)Research output: Book/Report › Lynn University Digital Press Publication
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Obama’s Leadership in Addressing Climate Change
Law, W., Lecher, A. L., Smith, J. & Watson, A., Feb 1 2021, Leadership and Legacy: The Presidency of Barack Obama. Albany, NY: State University of New York (SUNY) Press, p. 267-288 22 p. (SUNY Series on the Presidency: Contemporary Issues).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Awards
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Faculty Writing Fellow, Lynn University, 2022-2023
Khan-Jordan, C. (Recipient), Kiser, B. E. (Recipient) & Law, W. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Lynn University Awards › Faculty Writing Fellow
Press/Media
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Professor Wayne Law influences our natural world in the classroom and beyond
4/1/25 → 4/4/25
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Lynn University Researcher Discusses Research in Biology (Rapidly Evaluating Species at Risk Using Endemic Plants of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia)
10/10/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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The scientific spark
Lecher, A. L., Korte, C. S., Law, W. & Doctor, E. L.
10/27/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research