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Monmouth University announced that Frith has been appointed to a state Special Education Advisory Council. The appointment places the university figure in an advisory role on special education policy at the state level. Further details about the appointment, including the term length and Frith's specific responsibilities, were not provided in the announcement.

Scientists have described a new species of freshwater crab from Sierra Leone, named Afrithelphusa outamba, in a paper published in the European Journal of Taxonomy. The formal species treatment and publication details have been made openly available online, and the find is being shared in taxonomy and biodiversity circles as a notable addition to West Africa's freshwater fauna.