Mar 1, 2018

Congratulations to TERFer Owen Kathriner and SIFTer Margie Lodes! They placed as finalists in the Honors Division of the St. Louis Science Fair on February 24, 2018.

Feb 20, 2018

At Tyson we are always interested in thinking about ways to reduce the environmental impact of our operations. This semester Pete Jamerson, Tyson facilities manager, is helping students in the WashU Sustainability Exchange design a conceptual plan for Tyson to run on 100% solar energy power.

Feb 16, 2018

Evelyn Valdez-Ward has been sharing the story of how her undocumented status has affected her life as an eco-physiologist-in-training. Now a PhD student at the University of California, Irvine, she worked with Tyson researchers Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein during the summers of 2014 and 2015.

Feb 13, 2018

Recent research published in Parasites & Vectors by Tyson Staff Scientist Solny Adalsteinsson and her colleagues is explained in an article by WashU's news service, The Source.

Feb 6, 2018

WashU Assistant Director of Environmental Studies Eleanor Pardini and her colleagues have published research from 13 years of observation of Tidestrom’s lupine at the Point Reyes National Seashore. A number of Tyson undergraduate fellows have assisted with this project over the years.

Jan 31, 2018

Tyson postdoc Katie Westby shared her passion for insects with 2nd grade students at The Biome School in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis.

Oct 23, 2017

Research conducted at Tyson was well represented at the Washington University 2017 Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium on Saturday, October 21. Fourteen Tyson undergraduate fellows and ten TERFers shared their work from summer 2017 via 19 posters.

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.

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.

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.

Sep 28, 2017

Tyson was featured in the September 2017 issue of BIOrhythms, a newsletter for undergraduate biology majors. Undergraduates interested in spending the summer as part of the Tyson research community are welcome to attend an information session on Tuesday, November 14 from 5:00-7:00 pm in DUC 234.

Sep 6, 2017

Beginning in January, the Living Earth Collaborative will be headquartered at Washington University under the direction of Losos, who will rejoin the Arts & Sciences faculty at Washington University.