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World Ecology Award

Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center honors alumna Jaqueline Goerck with Robert R. Hermann World Ecology Award

Goerck, a 1999 PhD graduate, helped found SAVE Brasil, which works to protect birds and their natural environments in her native Brazil....

Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center renaming World Ecology Award to honor late philanthropist Robert R. Hermann

Hermann was a longtime supporter of the Harris Center and presented singer and activist John Denver with the first World Ecology Award in 1990....

Bob Samples retiring after 31 years as spokesperson, key policy advisor at UMSL

Samples has helped lead UMSL's marketing and communications efforts since 1990, and he's most recently served as chief of staff to Chancellor Kristin Sobolik....

Harris Center honors Missouri Botanical Garden, Saint Louis Zoo for work in Madagascar

Zoo President Jeffrey Bonner and Garden President Peter Wyse Jackson accepted World Ecology Awards from Anna Harris on behalf of their institutions at a gala on Friday night....

KSDK spotlights Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center and its contributions to conservation around globe

Anchor Kay Quinn spoke to 2018 PhD graduate Fidy Rasambainarivo about his research on the spread of disease in his native Madagascar during the segment for Friday's newcast....

Doctoral candidate Emma Young aims to communicate science to the public

Young is among 69 finalists who'll make up the 2020 class of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program....

Renowned entomologist Edward O. Wilson receives World Ecology Award

The medal from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL honors work in environmental protection and biodiversity conservation....

Oceanographer Sylvia Earle honored with Harris Center World Ecology Award

Called “Hero for the Planet” by TIME magazine, the 81-year-old continues to deep sea dive and fight to protect marine ecosystems worldwide. ...

Eye on UMSL: Admiration

Attendees of the World Ecology Gala at the Saint Louis Zoo admire original works by Robert Bateman, UMSL's 2015 World Ecology Award recipient....

Wildlife artist honored with World Ecology Award

Internationally acclaimed wildlife artist Robert Bateman received the 2015 World Ecology Award from the Whitney R. Harris World Ecology Center at UMSL....