Coral reefs are declining around the world, and humans are rushing to restore them. In this talk, graduate student Kristina Black will dive into the major strategies used by coral restoration practitioners and cover true stories from the Caribbean. She'll also talk about genetic approaches to help corals adapt to their changing environment. Kr...
Join us for a talk exploring careers in conservation. Graduate and Undergraduate students are both welcome. We will hear from UT alum (BS 2004, PhD 2012) Dr. Nikhil Advani, who is currently the Senior Director for Wildlife and Climate Resilience at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Washington DC. Dr. Advani will talk about how his time at UT prepared hi...
We are pleased to announce that science writer and ocean expert Juli Berwald will be giving a seminar followed by Q&A on the UT campus this month.
TITLE: Building a Future for Coral Reefs
DATE: Wednesday, March 27th
TIME: 3 pm
LOCATION: NHB 1.720
About the talk: "Coral reefs support 25% of all marine life - but under current th...
We are excited to announce that we will be holding a BioBlitz at Brackenridge Field Lab on Saturday April 13th, 2024 from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. This event is open to everyone at any experience level! Arrive anytime and stay as long as you’d like.
Activities include:
Plantae surveys
Animalia surveys
Fungi surveys
Lunchtime...
The sounds and rhythms of the natural world are often a great inspiration for the world’s composers, and no less so for UT researchers and local musicians. Over the last few years, Alex Wild (Curator, Entomology Collection) and Jo Holley (Associate Professor of Practice) have been participating in a fabulous sonic experiment with a...