Loyola University Chicago

Defining Coral Diversity to Guide Marine Conservation Planning in Mozambique

Field Museum of Natural History

Bridging One Health research and Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Understand Bat-associated Trypanosomes across a Human-modified Indigenous Landscape in Guyana

University of Chicago

Using Muskrat Lodge Biomimicry to Improve Wetland Diversity and Bird Conservation

Chicago Botanic Garden

Developing Ex Situ Conservation Collections in Tanzania to Understand Speciation Within a Megadiverse Genus

Lincoln Park Zoo

Optimizing the Use of Contraceptive for Rat Control to Prevent Biodiversity Loss Caused by Rodenticide in Urban Ecosystems

University of Illinois Chicago

Leveraging Mating System Theory for Targeted Conservation of Endangered Prairie Wildflowers

Shedd Aquarium

Leveraging Genomics to Restore Climate-Resilient Reefs

Field Museum of Natural History

From Seasonal Biodiversity Distribution Patterns to Local Ecological Knowledge: A Multiscale Investigation to Enhance Freshwater Conservation Planning in Guyana

Field Museum of Natural History

From Museum Collections to Conservation: Uncovering Climate-driven Shifts in Tropical Montane Bat Communities

Lincoln Park Zoo

Linking Avian Migratory Stopover to Legacies of Urban Inequity

The Morton Arboretum

Roots of Equity: Uncovering Soil Biodiversity to Support Urban Tree Health in Chicago

Field Museum of Natural History

Understanding Chicagoland’s Changing Conservation Landscape: Resurveys for Reptiles and Amphibians of Will County, Illinois

The Morton Arboretum

The Consequences of Burn Pile Scars for Oak Ecosystem Biodiversity

Field Museum of Natural History

Small Mammal and Pathogen Diversity in South Side Parks in Chicago: Implications for Human Health and Well-being

DePaul University

Impacts of Rapid Habitat Change: Mammalian Diversity and Its Response to Deforestation in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot

Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University

The Grass can be Greener: Exploring Lawn Alternatives for Biodiversity Support, Climate Change Resilience, and Infrastructure Improvements

Field Museum of Natural History

Documenting Diversity Amidst a Mass Extinction: Generating a Conservation Framework for the Flora of Hispaniola

Lincoln Park Zoo

Maximizing the Health and Biodiversity Benefits of Chicago’s Community Gardens

Loyola University Chicago

Harnessing Native Plant Microbiomes to Enhance the Restoration of Biodiversity in the Chicago Region

University of Chicago

Harnessing Fruit Bat Conservation to Combat Zoonotic Risk in Madagascar