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Josh Blodgett is saving bats from deadly fungus

Josh Blodgett is saving bats from deadly fungus

Oct 19, 2017

Joshua Blodgett, assistant professor of biology and Tyson researcher, knows that bats may not rank high on most people’s lists of lovable creatures. However, that has not stopped him from researching how to combat white-nose syndrome (WNS), an infectious disease that is wiping out bat populations across North America.

Jonathan Myers comments on new findings about tropical forest biodiversity

Jonathan Myers comments on new findings about tropical forest biodiversity

Oct 12, 2017

In an article for Inside Science, WashU ecologist and Tyson researcher Jonathan Myers shares his thoughts about new research on how year-round flowering influences tropical forest biodiversity. The findings complement the work Jonathan and his colleagues recently published in Science.

Brent Williams and colleagues publish study of wildfire particulates

Brent Williams and colleagues publish study of wildfire particulates

Oct 11, 2017

A study by Tyson researcher Brent Williams and colleagues casts doubt on warming implications of brown carbon aerosol from wildfires. The results will be beneficial to scientists for fine-tuning climate models and satellite retrieval algorithms. It also will assist several federal agencies working to understand wildfires.

Tyson collaborates on urban ecology project in North St. Louis

Tyson collaborates on urban ecology project in North St. Louis

Jul 24, 2015

The bungalows of Bittner Avenue in the north St. Louis neighborhood of Baden will be torn down this summer, victims of chronic flooding. The demolition is another loss for Baden, a once-vibrant neighborhood with a shrinking tax base. Yet this close-knit community is determined to turn things around with the assistance of a team of Washington University in St. Louis researchers.

Tyson director and colleagues publish landscape genetics study of Asian tiger mosquito invasion

Tyson director and colleagues publish landscape genetics study of Asian tiger mosquito invasion

Oct 27, 2014

Kim Medley and her colleagues at the University of Central Florida turned to the new discipline of landscape genetics to reconstruct the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) invasion. Correlating genetic patterns with landscape patterns, they concluded that the mosquito had traveled by human-aided “jump” dispersal followed by slower regional spread.

Tyson Forest Dynamics Plot joins international network (video)

Tyson Forest Dynamics Plot joins international network (video)

Dec 4, 2013

A 60-acre (25-hectare) plot in Washington University in St. Louis’ Tyson Research Center has been named a Forest Global Earth Observatory, or ForestGEO. The oak-hickory forest in the rolling foothills of the Ozarks joins a network of 51 long-term forest study sites in 23 countries, including eight others in the United States.

Tyson turtles are part of the St. Louis Box Turtle Project (video)

Tyson turtles are part of the St. Louis Box Turtle Project (video)

Nov 22, 2013

Stephen Blake, a visiting scientist who studies the 'movement ecology' of giant tortoises, uses box turtles to coax St. Louis kids back in the woods. Tyson high school and undergraduate fellows play a role in the St. Louis Box Turtle Project as they track Tyson turtles during warm weather months.

Tyson director and undergraduate fellow publish study of Chytrid fungus

Tyson director and undergraduate fellow publish study of Chytrid fungus

Sep 25, 2013

Together with then-undergraduate student Alex Strauss, Tyson interim director Kevin Smith collected physical and chemical data and surveyed the species living in 29 ponds in east-central Missouri. The results of this study are published in the Sept. 25 edition of PLOS ONE.

Tyson's Living Learning Center wins "oops award" from AASHE

Tyson's Living Learning Center wins "oops award" from AASHE

Oct 10, 2011

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) named Washington University in St. Louis as the winner of its “Best Lessons Learned Case Study Award” Oct. 11 during the AASHE 2011 Conference in Pittsburgh. The award recognizes honest disclosure of lessons learned in constructing a building that required zero net-energy input.

Building A Solar House by Teachers Talking Science

Building A Solar House by Teachers Talking Science

Mar 9, 2011

In this activity, students will explore how solar panels work by building circuits and using a solar panel to light a bulb. Then students will build a solar-powered house using a shoebox, and test some variables to determine the most efficient way to harness solar energy to power a model home.

WUSTL’s Living Learning Center shares the world’s first full ‘Living Building’ certification

WUSTL’s Living Learning Center shares the world’s first full ‘Living Building’ certification

Oct 12, 2010

The Living Learning Center just became one of the first “living buildings” in the world, a title that requires net zero energy usage and net zero wastewater production over the course of a year. The challenge is widely recognized as the world’s most rigorous green building performance standard.