These opportunities are curated through the UF TESI Environmental Leaders Network. Opportunities posted through the Network may not be affiliated with the Florida Museum or TESI, but are shared with UF undergraduate students who want to learn more about environmental research, education and outreach, and civic engagement. Please reach out directly to opportunity sponsors with any questions about their offerings.
April 8 – 26th Annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium
Host Organization
UF Center for Undergraduate Research
Description
Get a sense of our undergraduate research community here at UF — See what over 600 undergraduates have been working on in various research disciplines at our 26th Annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium. Presenting at the symposium gives students valuable presentation experience, as well as a place to network and learn about research in a variety of fields.
Date and Time
Tuesday, April 8th from 1 PM – 4 PM
Location
Stephen C. O’Connell Center
April 10 – Evenings at Whitney – Beyond the Skeleton: Modeling the Soft Tissues of Dinosaurs and Why We Should Care
Host Organization
UF Center for Undergraduate Research
Description
What were dinosaur lungs like and how do we know? Reconstructing the soft tissues of extinct animals requires careful detailed study of the anatomy and physiology of living animals – specifically birds, the closest living relatives of dinosaurs. This means getting up close and personal with as many birds as possible.
By combining cutting edge imaging techniques like 3D digital anatomical modeling, with classical anatomical dissection and paleontological analysis, Dr. Emma Schachner will explain the myriad good and bad ways we can investigate what dinosaurs were really like. Additionally, she will share how some of the methods she uses to address these questions can be directly applied to human and veterinary medicine.
This free lecture will be presented in person at the UF Whitney Laboratory Lohman Auditorium. Those interested also have the option of registering to watch via Zoom live the night of the lecture.
Date and Time
Thursday, April 10th, at 6 PM
Location
In Person:
Whitney Laboratory Lohman Auditorium, 9505 Ocean Shore Boulevard, in St. Augustine.
Zoom:
Register to watch online:
https://ufl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RNPcvN-kTyCJdejomqrvxw
April 10 – Pop-up Museum: Pollinators
Host Organization
Florida Museum of Natural History
Description
Meet us at Marston! We’re bringing the Museum to you at the library and would love to meet you. Get ready for the summer by learning about the valuable creatures responsible for the beauty in nature.
From butterflies and moths to bees and birds—and even wasps and flies—pollinators are all around us! We’re celebrating pollinators and learning how to be good stewards for our natural world. Did you know over 300 species of bees live in Florida?
Stop by our table to do FREE activities, meet your campus natural history museum, and learn about Florida’s pollinators. We’ll be on the second floor of the library.
Date and Time
Thursday, April 10 from 1 PM – 4 PM
Location
444 Newell DrGainesville, FL 32611
April 11 – Florida Museum Spring Plant Sale
Host Organization
Florida Museum of Natural History
Description
The Museum’s Spring plant sale is one of the largest of the year, featuring more than 100 species of Florida- and pollinator-friendly plants.
Discover which pollinator species you can attract and learn about the butterfly-friendly plants that work best in your landscape. Accent, host, native and nectar plants are available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting the Butterfly Rainforest exhibit.
The Florida Museum’s exhibits building will be temporarily closed for the large-scale expansion project. Our UF Cultural Plaza neighbors at the Harn Museum of Art have offered accommodations during the plant sale. Plant sale customers are invited to access the art museum restroom facilities once they open at 10 a.m. Check out their exhibits and gift shop after you pick up your plants!
Browse our anticipated plant list to see what we are offering.
Date and Time
Friday, April 11 from 10 AM – 5 PM
Location
UF Cultural Plaza
3215 Hull RoadGainesville, FL 32611
April 12 – Pancakes on the Prairie
Host Organization
Alachua Conservation Trust
Description
Join ACT for a pancake breakfast at the cabin on Tuscawilla Prairie. This event is free and open to the public – the only thing you need to bring is your appetite. Please consider donating to support ACT’s work to provide more conservation and maple syrup to our community. This event is first come, first serve.
Pancakes and coffee will be available while supplies last.
Coffee donated by our wonderful partners Opus Coffee!
We will have vegan and gluten free options!
Date and Time
Saturday, April 12th from 9 AM – 11:30 AM
Location
Tuscawilla Cabin211 Southeast Tuscawilla Road, Micanopy, FL, 32667
April 28 – Spring Festival
Host Organization
UF IFAS CALS
Description
Join us to celebrate the joy of springtime, and hop around Lake Alice to explore amazing UF hands-on teaching spaces that connect to Plant Science!
Free snacks, club activities, flower harvests, veggie digging, live music, plant sales, career connections, and much more!
Explore the sites below:
- Field & Fork Campus Food Program for unique flavors, music, and bats!
- Horticultural Sciences Teaching Farm for hands-on classes, careers, nibbles, and harvests!
- Fifield Hall for Landscaping demonstrations, garden tours, and a tempura fry station!
- UF Native Plant Nursery for ecosystem restoration, planting, and nature!
- Wilmot Botanical Gardens for the Therapeutic Horticulture program and rare plants!
Date and Time
Friday, April 18, Tentative Time 4-7
Location
Bike, walk, bus, or park at lots at the Horticultural Sciences Teaching Farm/Fifield Hall Parking (2550 Hull Road) or Field & Fork/ Bat House Lot (2656 Museum Road).