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Tyson Research Center gets local high schoolers ...

Aug 13, 2024

Launched in 2009, the Tyson Environmental Research Apprenticeship (TERA) program has provided about 200 mentored field research opportunities to high school students from across the St. Louis region. TERA aims to treat high schoolers like undergraduate students, giving them more responsibility than they’ve likely had before and holding them to high expectations.

Tyson Research Center gets local high schoolers involved in research
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HEC-TV showcases the St. Louis Wildlife Project

Jul 24, 2024

Kathleen Berger, HEC executive producer for science and technology, covered our favorite wildlife monitoring project in Caught on camera! The St. Louis Wildlife Project captures animal diversity and interactions.

HEC-TV showcases the St. Louis Wildlife Project

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Tysonite Stan Strembicki interviewed by STL Public Radio

Tysonite Stan Strembicki interviewed by STL Public Radio

Oct 1, 2021

A fixture at Tyson since 1982, Professor Emeritus of Art Stan Strembicki has stories to tell. Recently St. Louis Public Radio’s Jeremy D. Goodwin spoke with Stan about his photography project documenting hurricane damage in New Orleans.

Tyson scientists and collaborators publish multi-city investigation of "luxury effect" on wildlife

Tyson scientists and collaborators publish multi-city investigation of "luxury effect" on wildlife

Aug 18, 2021

In Global Change Biology, recent research from the Urban Wildlife Information Network explores how mammal diversity varies with economic factors and urban intensity. Tyson scientists Solny Adalsteinsson and Beth Biro, and collaborator Whitney Anthonysamy, contributed to this large-scale effort to understand patterns of wildlife species in urban areas.

At Tyson, a track record of bringing diverse voices into the field

At Tyson, a track record of bringing diverse voices into the field

Jul 8, 2021

A recent article by Shawn Ballard in The Ampersand describes how Tyson Research Center’s summer programs welcome local students into hands-on environmental research, giving them real scientific experience, a chance to explore their interests, and a community to call home.

Dragonflies are losing their wing color because of climate change, work led by LEC postdoc Mike Moore shows

Dragonflies are losing their wing color because of climate change, work led by LEC postdoc Mike Moore shows

Jul 7, 2021

(CNN)-As the planet warms, a study found that male dragonflies are losing a crucial feature they typically use to attract female mates: the ornate black patterns on their wings.

Crafting Field Station Communities for Improved Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Crafting Field Station Communities for Improved Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion


Jul 6, 2021

In her recently published work in The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Tyson Education Coordinator Susan Flowers discusses steps for field stations and marine labs (FSMLs) to create more inclusive spaces and sends out a call for collaboration in DEAI work across FSMLs.

Local implications of longer mosquito seasons

Local implications of longer mosquito seasons

Aug 3, 2020

Heard on St. Louis Public Radio: Local public health agencies need to increase their surveillance of mosquitoes and the diseases they spread, said Katie Westby, a staff scientist at Washington University’s Tyson Research Center.

A bird's-eye view of global health

A bird's-eye view of global health

Feb 13, 2020

As a science communications fellow at Tyson Research Center, Christian Fogerty embedded with the tick and wildlife ecology team to document their summer fieldwork. Here, he reflects on his experience and explains how it impacted his perspective on global health.

Tyson's latest research and education activity published in 2018-2019 Annual Report

Tyson's latest research and education activity published in 2018-2019 Annual Report

In this report, we celebrate the work of our students, staff, and faculty over the last year by highlighting some key accomplishments and presenting stories on individual successes.

During the 2018-2019 academic year, investigators from 16 Washington University departments and 28 institutions conducted research at Tyson. Our education programs —integrated into our research activities—supported more than 30 high school and undergraduate researchers.