Kristen Baum, director of Monarch Watch, will be on campus Nov. 9-10 as part of the Watkins Visiting Professor Series. Monarch Watch is an education, conservation and research program that focuses on the Monarch butterfly, its habitat and its fall migration.
Baum will give a technical lecture, “Monarch butterflies in a changing landscape: Habitat, stressors, and migration,” at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 in 231 Hubbard Hall. She will also give a public lecture, “Monarch conservation: What can we learn from tagging monarch butterflies?” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 in 208 Hubbard Hall. Both lectures are open to the public.
Baum is also a senior scientist with the Kansas Biological Survey, and a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas. Her research focuses on the effects of land use, management practices, and environmental factors on monarchs and other pollinators.
For more information about the lecture series, contact Dr. David Eichhorn, associate dean for faculty development and research, at 316-978-6659.