The American Malacological Society is proud to announce the recipients of its Year 2000 grants for student research. As always, all proposals were excellent and competition was strong. The grants will be offered again next February and details can be found at the AMS web site. The recipients are: 1. Kenneth A. Hayes, Department of Biology SCA 110, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. $1000. Evolution of the Corona Complex in the genus Melongena (Gastropoda: Melongenidae): Evidence from internal transcribed spacer regions and microsatellite data. 2. Bridget Tiffany, Department of Biology, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, FL 32514. $220. Low oxygen tolerance and metabolism of Octopus mercatoris. 3. Rebecca J. Rundell, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2538 The Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822. $700. Phylogeny and origins of diversity in the endemic Hawaiian Succineidae. ======================================================= Dr. S. Laura Adamkewicz Dept. of Biology MS 3E1, George Mason University Fairfax VA 22030 USA voice: 703-993-1047 fax: 703-993-1046 e-mail:[log in to unmask] =======================================================