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SUMMARY:Yale Biodiversity Day
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URL:https://lu.ma/yalebiodiversityday2026
DTSTART:20260428T123000Z
DTEND:20260428T210000Z
DESCRIPTION:Please mark your calendars for an exciting celebration of
  biodiversity science at Yale University!The Yale Institute for Biospheric
  Studies (YIBS) and Yale Planetary Solutions are pleased to announce
  Biodiversity Day\, an event dedicated to highlighting and celebrating the
  breadth and depth of biodiversity-themed research across our campus.Join
  us for a dynamic day featuring:\n\nShort talks by Yale faculty showcasing
  cutting-edge biodiversity researchThree engaging sessions spotlighting
  different dimensions of biodiversity sciencePanel discussions with
  opportunities for questions and dialogueA chance to connect with
  colleagues passionate about understanding and protecting Earth's
  biological diversity\n\nWhether you study biodiversity or are interested
  in the science of life on a changing planet\, we welcome you to join us.
  Registration is now open!\n\nThe event is free and open to the Yale
  community. Meals\, breaks\, and a reception are included in the free
  registration. \n\nPROGRAM SCHEDULE\n\n8:45-9:00 AM Breakfast &
  Check-In\n\n9:00-9:20 AM Opening Remarks\, Martha Muñoz & Thomas
  Near\n\n9:20-11:15 AM SESSION ONE: Biodiversity is Still Being
  Discovered\n\n9:20-9:40 AM Thomas Near\, EEB: Planetary Solutions Starts
  at Home: Species Discovery in the 21st Century\n\n9:40-10:00 AM Erika
  Edwards\, EEB: The Enduring Value of Model Clades for Biodiversity
  Research\n\n10:00-10:20 AM Casey Dunn\, EEB: Unexpected Biodiversity on
  the Open Ocean\n\n10:20-10:35 AM COFFEE BREAK\n\n10:35-10:55 AM Tatiana
  Maeda\, YSE: Listening to a Changing Rainforest: Bird Responses to
  Degradation in the Southern Amazon\n\n10:55-11:15 AM Panel Discussion\,
  Moderator: Bhart-Anjan Bhullar\, EPS\n\n11:20-12:00 PM SESSION TWO:
  Species Interactions Shape Biodiversity and Resilience\n\n11:20-11:40 AM
  Liza Comita\, YSE: How Plant-Enemy Interactions Shape Tropical Forest
  Diversity\n\n11:40-12:00 PM Michelle Wong\, EEB: Belowground Biodiversity
  as a Driver of Tropical Forest Restoration Success\n\n12:00-1:00 PM
  LUNCH\n\n1:00-2:00 PM SESSION TWO\, cont’d: Species Interactions Shape
  Biodiversity and Resilience\n\n1:00-1:20 PM Vanessa Ezenwa\, EEB:
  Parasite Invasions and Consequences for Hidden Biodiversity\n\n1:20-1:40
  PM Paul Turner\, EEB: Studying Virus Biodiversity to Understand
  Evolutionary Ecology of Microbes\, and to Pursue Biotechnology
  Solutions\n\n1:40-2:00 PM Panel Discussion\, Moderator: Brandon Ogbunu\,
  EEB\n\n2:00-2:15 PM COFFEE BREAK\n\n2:15-4:00 PM SESSION THREE: How
  Organisms Experience Change Shapes What Happens Next\n\n2:15-2:35 PM
  Martha Muñoz\, EEB: Behavior Shapes Responses to Global Change Across
  Timescales\n\n2:35-2:55 PM Nyeema Harris\, YSE: Mammal Communities Within
  the Urbanscape of Human Pressures\n\n2:55-3:15 PM Lidya Tarhan\, EPS: The
  Role of Bioturbators as Ecosystem Engineers Across the Largest
  Biodiversity Crisis in Earth’s History\n\n3:15-3:35 PM Pincelli Hull\,
  EPS: Life Moves Pretty Fast: Comparing Rates of Change Across
  Scales\n\n3:35-3:55 PM Panel Discussion\, Moderator: Richard Prum\,
  EEB\n\n4:00-5:00 PM RECEPTIONFor questions\, please contact Yuji Torikai
  at yuji.torikai@yale.edu. We look forward to seeing you
  there!\n\nCo-Hosted By:
LOCATION:\, Greenberg Conference Center\, 391 Prospect St\, New Haven\, CT
  06511\, USA
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ORGANIZER;CN=Ash Baker:noreply@yale.edu
CATEGORIES:["independent"]
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