<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/magazine/spring-2024/large-grant-funds-study-reptile-dwarfism.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Large Grant Funds Study of Reptile Dwarfism</title><excerpt>Westmont biologist AMANDA SPARKMAN ’03 and her research collaborators have won a $2 million, four-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue investigating the evolution of dwarfism in Channel Islands reptiles.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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