Students entering Grade 9 and up may also register for adult programs.
Conservation Conversations
These FREE adult lecture programs focus on worldwide conservation issues and efforts supported by the Saint Louis Zoo and other wildlife organizations. No reservations are required. Programs are held in The Living World. Sponsored by Saint Louis Zoo and Academy of Science St. Louis.
Drying Up: Extinction in the Sahara
Bill Houston, Assistant General Curator of Animal Division
Tuesday, October 27; 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Return of the Peregrine Falcon
Jackie Fallon, Midwest Peregrine Society
Tuesday, November 17, 2009; 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Race for Survival: Cheetahs in Peril
Steve Bircher, Curator of Carnivores
Tuesday, January 26, 2009; 7:30 - 9 p.m.
FREE and open to the general public! St. Louis scientists present timely topics and/or recent "discoveries." No reservations required. Programs are held in The Living World.
This is 21st Century Science:
From a house that grows itself, to embryonic stem cells minus the embryos-community-wide seminars cover the latest in conservation biology, stem cell research, astrophysics, citizen science and large scale discovery, architecture and sustainability, and Alaska's Tongass Rain Forest.
Co-sponsored by the Academy of Science - St. Louis and the Saint Louis Zoo.
The Most Violent Places in the Universe (2009 International Year of Astronomy)
James H. Buckley, Ph.D., 2004 Outstanding St. Louis Scientist Innovation Award recipient, Academy of Science - St. Louis; Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences, McDonnell Center Faculty Fellow, McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
Wednesday, November 4, 2009; 7:30 - 9 p.m.
How to Make Embryonic Stem Cells without Embryos
R. Michael Roberts, Ph.D., Curators' Professor of Animal Science, Biochemistry, and Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri - Columbia, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center
Wednesday, December 2, 2009; 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Citizen Science: From the Cosmos to Coneflowers- The Story of How Ordinary People Are Enabling Large Scale Discovery
Pamela Gay, Ph.D., Astronomer, Assistant Research Professor, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville; Co-Host, Astronomy Cast; Team Member, Galaxy Zoo
Wednesday, February 10, 2010; 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Subversive Science: Sustainability and Architecture
Bruce Lindsey, Dean, College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, E. Desmond Lee Professor for Community Collaboration, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis
Wednesday, March 10, 2010; 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Salmon in the Trees: Life in Alaska's Tongass Rain Forest
-- a photographic journey and book signing with Amy Gulick, award-winning photographer and author, Salmon in the Trees
Wednesday, April 7, 2010; 7:30 - 9 p.m.
ZooQuest - November 14, 2009
Ages 18 and up can join in this fun program that is part scavenger hunt and part trivia challenge. Click here for more information.
Global Climate Change
Thursdays, August 27 - December 10, 2009
Adult Continuing Education
Dr. Patty Parker, University if Missouri-St. Louis
Class will meet in the Exploration Outpost located on the lower level of the Orthwein Animal Nutrition Center at the Saint Louis Zoo
Click here for noncredit registration information.
This course is an intensive, in-depth analysis of global climate change designed for both undergraduate and graduate students and education professionals. Through a series of lectures, discussions of study cases, and activities, students will examine the ecological, political, and practical aspects of global climate change. Experts in a variety of disciplines with a vested interest in global climate change will serve as guest lecturers throughout the semester, including professors from Washington University, Saint Louis University, and UMSL and representatives of nonprofit organizations.
Conservation Forum
Sustainable Agriculture
Thursday, November 12, 6 - 9 p.m.
FREE, but advance registration required. Call (314) 516-5219 for more information.
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