During our summer field season, we host presentations on a variety of environmental topics. We aim to provide a casual forum for local and national researchers to speak to the St. Louis scientific community and to foster camaraderie and collaboration.
Our events are done for 2023, but we hope you will join us
during Summer 2024!
Tyson Research Showcase
and Dinner
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2:00-5:00 PM
Tyson-based scientists will give overviews of their summer 2023 research projects.
The showcase will be followed by a catered community dinner and celebration of Pride Month.
Tyson Environmental Conference and Dinner
FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1:00-5:30 PM
1:00 pm Alicia Foxx, Chicago Botanic Garden
Exploring plant population trait variation in restoration contexts
1:30 pm Asia Murphy, University of California, Santa Cruz
Global Resource Partitioning Patterns in Carnivora
2:00 pm Fengpeng Sun, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Climate Change in the Neighborhood: Climate Downscaling and Its Applications
2:30 pm Break
3:00 pm Gretel Kiefer, Chicago Botanic Garden
Community Science & Rare Plant Monitoring
3:30 pm Emily Reed, Virginia Tech
Landscape genetics of an urban-suburban invasive mosquito
4:00 pm Nia Morales, University of Florida
Critically reflecting on conservation foundations of the West: Towards a more inclusive conservation future
4:30 pm Dinner
Tyson Summer Symposium and Dinner
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2:00-5:00 PM
Poster presentations by our undergraduate fellows and high school apprentices will describe their summer research experiences.
The symposium will be followed by a catered community dinner.
Explore past Tyson seminars
