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425:Śliwa has received several awards and honours during her career. The Jagiellonian University granted her the Rector's Award for her doctoral dissertation in 1998. In 2015, she was awarded the
456:Śliwa is married with two children and is a grandmother. She is known among her colleagues for her energy, passion for lichenology, and willingness to assist other researchers in the field.
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Wołowski, Konrad; Spisak, Wojciech; Chlebicki, Andrzej; Szar, Mateusz; Kozak, Jarosław; Śliwa, Lucyna (2022). "Two-phase medium – a new approach to microbiological culturing".
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Krzewicka, Beata; Smykla, Jerzy; Galas, Joanna; Śliwa, Lucyna (2017). "Freshwater lichens and habitat zonation of mountain streams".
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