<p>The <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibitions/crown-family-playlab"><em>Crown Family PlayLab</em></a><span>&nbsp;is an interactive, hands-on space for families with young learners. The <em>PlayLab</em> offers families a rotating set of camps, workshops and programs throughout the year. All <em>PlayLab</em> programs are designed for children ages 3-5 years old. To join, participants must register in advance and ensure children are accompanied by a caregiver 18 years of age or older.</span></p>

<p dir="auto">Upcoming <em>PlayLab</em> programs will be listed on our event calendar. Select a date to learn more and register!</p>

<p>Got questions? Contact the PlayLab team at <a href="mailto:playlabevents@fieldmuseum.org">playlabevents@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>


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  <p>Attention <em>T.rex </em>trainers! Through imaginative pretend play, hands-on discovery, storytime sessions, and exhibit exploration, your dino lover will leave camp a <em>T. rex</em> expert, ready to train any theropod that stomps their way! Campers and their grown-ups will unlock tricks to big T. rex questions, like:</p>
  <ul>
    <li>
      <p>How fast could <em>T.rex</em> run?</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p>What did those little arms do?</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p>Why did <em>T.rex</em> need such sharp teeth?</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p>Did <em>T.rex</em> have feathers?</p>
    </li>
  </ul>
  <p>All<span>&nbsp;</span><em>PlayLab</em><span>&nbsp;</span>programs are available to children ages 3-5 years old. To participate, children must be accompanied by a caregiver 18 years of age or older.</p>
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<p>Review this document to find helpful information about program policies and expectations.</p>


PlayLab Programs FAQs

T. rex Training Camp

Acknowledgments

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In honor of International Sloth Day, the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crown Family PlayLab</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is hosting an interactive storytime session with author Elizabeth Shreeve regarding her new book, <em>The Upside-down Book of Sloths</em>. </span></p>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to this read-aloud, we will feature a virtual chat with a zoo educator at Lincoln Park Zoo to talk about sloth care and feature sloths from the zoo!</span></p>


International Sloth Day: Storytime Program

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  <p>Attention junior explorers! Through hands-on learning, exhibit exploration, storytime sessions, and interactive craft projects, your junior explorer will embark on an adventure-packed museum safari while becoming an animal enthusiast along the way! On their expedition, campers and their grown-ups will answer scientific questions, like:</p>
  <ul>
    <li>
      <p>Why do tigers and zebras have stripes?</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p>What&rsquo;s the <em>fastest</em> animal on earth?&nbsp;</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p>Why do lions have such big manes and giraffes have such long necks?</p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p>What animals live on my street?</p>
    </li>
  </ul>
  <p>All<span>&nbsp;</span><em>PlayLab</em><span>&nbsp;</span>programs are available to children ages 3-5 years old. To participate, children must be accompanied by a caregiver 18 years of age or older.</p>
  <p></p>
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Museum Safari

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  <p dir="auto">Attention junior detectives! Through imaginative play, hands-on discovery, storytime sessions, and exhibit exploration, your junior detective will engage in exciting mesozoic mysteries that get them well on their way to becoming a roaring dino expert!</p>
  <p dir="auto"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">All PlayLab programs are available to children ages 3-5 years old. To participate, children must be accompanied by a caregiver 18 years of age or older.</span></p>
  <p dir="auto"><em>Note: This November Dino Detectives camp is a repeat of the camp offered in the summer. The PlayLab will release new versions of the Dino Detectives camp in subsequent months. Stay tuned!</em></p>
  <p></p>
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Become a roaring dino expert!

Dino Detectives

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Attention junior detectives: Dust off those magnifying glasses and get ready for a new dino detective mystery! Designed for 3-5 year old kiddos, this one-day morning camp will explore fossils&ndash;how they are made and what happens to them at the museum. Through imaginative play, hands-on discovery, storytime sessions, and lab exploration, your junior detective will engage in interactive activities that get them one step closer to becoming a roaring dinosaur expert.</span></p>

<p><b>Please Note:</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The Dino Detectives: Fossil Finders camp is a </span><b><i>new</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> camp in a series of Dino Detectives programs. If you&rsquo;ve participated in a Dino Detectives camp in the past, feel free to sign up for this new program experience to continue the fun.</span></p>

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All PlayLab programs require children to attend with a caregiver who is at least 18-years-old.</span></p>


Dino Detectives: Fossil Finders

Spark curiosity and a sense of adventure in your littles!

PlayLab Camps 

2024 Pricing

2024 Ticket Packages

<p>Questions? Email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:overnights@fieldmuseum.org">overnights@fieldmuseum.org</a>&nbsp;or call 312.665.7525.</p>


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  <p>Families and group leaders, prepare for your night at the museum with this guide.</p>
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Dozin' with the Dinos 2024 Info Packet

Resources

Dozin' with the Dinos on NBC5

<p>Dozin’ with the Dinos is supported by Magellan Corporation.</p>


Magellan

<p>See the Field Museum in a whole new light! Families and groups with kids ages 6 to 12 can spend the night at the museum during Dozin’ with the Dinos.</p>

<p>Stay up late with museum scientists and enjoy activities like dissecting owl pellets and learning the steps of Egyptian mummification. Then, switch on your flashlight and explore your favorite exhibitions, including the <em>Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet</em>, like never before. You’ll also have a chance to see some of the Field’s special exhibitions open during your session.</p>


<p>Families and group leaders, prepare for your night at the museum with this guide.</p>


Dozin' with the Dinos 2023 Info Packet 

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<th>Non-member</th>
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<td>Standard</td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/485/tickets?eventId=64de8ed26e808d42f707d037&date=2024-02-02T00:00:00">$80</a></td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/485/tickets?eventId=618bdda551095152a8f0f8cb&date=2024-02-02T00:00:00">$85</a></td>
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<td>Premium</td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/485/tickets?eventId=64de8ed26e808d42f707d037&date=2024-02-02T00:00:00">$100</a></td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/485/tickets?eventId=618bea4bae822342ebaf49b9&date=2024-02-02T00:00:00">$110</a></td>
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<td>Tour</td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/485/tickets?eventId=64de8ed26e808d42f707d037&date=2024-02-02T00:00:00">$125</a></td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/485/tickets?eventId=64de8ed26e808d42f707d037&date=2024-02-02T00:00:00">$140</a></td>
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<td>Ultimate SUE Sleepover</td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/auth/485/members?ref=%2Forders%2F485%2Ftickets%3FeventId%3D64de9244267ba65298d2b7bd%26date%3D2024-02-02T00:00:00">$175</a></td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/485/tickets?eventId=64de9244267ba65298d2b7bd&date=2024-02-02T00:00:00">$195</a></td>
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<th>Member</th>
<th>Non-member</th>
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<td>Standard</td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/auth/485/members?ref=%2Forders%2F485%2Ftickets%3FeventId%3D618bdda551095152a8f0f8cb%26date%3D2024-02-09T00:00:00">$80</a></td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/485/tickets?eventId=618bdda551095152a8f0f8cb&date=2024-02-09T00:00:00">$85</a></td>
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<td>Premium</td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/auth/485/members?ref=%2Forders%2F485%2Ftickets%3FeventId%3D618bea4bae822342ebaf49b9%26date%3D2024-02-09T00:00:00">$100</a></td>
<td><a href="https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/485/tickets?eventId=618bea4bae822342ebaf49b9&date=2024-02-09T00:00:00">$110</a></td>
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Children gather around a table where a museum educator shows them an animal skin. 

Science is more fun in your pajamas.

Dozin' with the Dinos

<p>Imagine what it would feel like to stand next to a <em>T. rex.</em> Ponder what flowers smelled like 30 million years ago. See what inspiration you'll find and start turning your ideas into poetry with Eric Elshtain, the Field Museum's first poet in residence.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Join us for a series of weekly events that change how you see the museum—whether you’ve visited once or dozens of times. Encounter objects from our collection. Tour an exhibition. Find our poet in residence at a typewriter station to craft your own poem!</p>

<p>Eric hosts pop-ups most Thursdays from 10am–12pm, in locations across the museum. No prior knowledge of poetry needed. &nbsp;</p>


Compose odes to your favorite plants! Eric will be in the Plants of the World exhibition.

Poetry Pop-up: Plant Poems

Use color to express yourself! Eric will be in the Wild Color exhibition.

Poetry Pop-up: Wild Colors!

Write poems about flying reptiles! Eric will be in the Mezzanine near the Quetzacoatlus sculpture.

You have the science--I'll help you with the poetry. Eric will be in Stanley Field Hall

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry in the Hall

Learn about the Death Haiku tradition of Japanese Zen and haiku masters. Find Eric in the Death: Life's Greatest Mystery exhibition

Birds of a Feather write poetry together! Find Eric in the Ronald and Christina Gidwitz Hall of Birds

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry for the Birds

Write a Whale of a Poem. Eric will be under the right whale in the "Early Mammals" section of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation World of Mammals

Poetry Pop-up: Whale Song

Use a poem to describe your favorite diorama! Look for Eric in the Mammals of Asia-Kelley Hall

Poetry Pop-up: Are You Looking at Me? Describing the Field's Dioramas

How can we use poetry to relfect on our mortality? Join Eric in the Death: Life's Greatest Mystery exhibition to learn about Japanese Death poems and relfect on life's greatest mystery.

Poetry Pop-up: Japanese Death Haiku

How do museums find meaning and information from pieces of pottery? Are your dishes museum worthy? Join Eric in the Robert R. McCormick Halls of the Ancient Americas to ponder that question in poetry.

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry and Pottery

What exactly are dioramas showing us? Write a poem about your favorite diorama with Eric as he sits in the Hall of Mammals.

Poetry Pop-up: Animal Theater

How is an animal designed? How do we design a poem? Learn how to use formal verse to describe animal forms with Eric at the entrance of What Is an Animal?

Poetry Pop-up: Animal Forms/Poetic Forms

How can we use poetry to reflect on our mortality? Learn about Japanese Death poems. Join Eric in the Death: Life's Greatest Mystery exhibition.

What do poetry and science have in common? Eric will be in Stanley Field Hall to explore how poetry can be scientific.

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry in the Museum

Why did the Tsavo lions start to attack humans? Look for Eric near the Tsavo Lions to learn a little about their history and explore this amazing story in poetry.

Poetry Pop-up: Tsavo Lions

Do plants need feelings? Join Eric outside the Hall of Plants to green up your poetry.

Poetry Pop-up: Lives of Plants

How would you describe SUE in a poem? Join Eric in the SUE exhibition, and write your own poem about the famous T. rex!

Poetry Pop-Up: SUE in Verse!

Where did those rocks come from? Imagine the travels of these space rocks, and what tales they would tell if they could speak. Join Eric outside of the Grainger Gallery to explore the heavens in poetry. 

Poetry Pop-up: Space Rock Poetry

How can we use poetry to reflect on our mortality? Join Eric in the Death exhibition to learn about Japanese Death poems and reflect on life's greatest mystery.

How do you think dinosaurs looked? Sounded like? Felt? What might they have thought? Use your speculations to write dino-poetry! Join Eric in the Griffin Hall of Evolving Planett

Poetry Pop-up: Dino-Verse

Join Eric in Stanley Field Hall to explore how poetry can be scientific.

Poetry Pop-up: Why a Poet in the Field?

Learn how to use formal verse to describe animal forms with Eric at the entrance of What Is an Animal? 

Write a poem about your favorite diorama with Eric as he sits in the Hall of Mammals.

Invent your own fish as strange and wonderful as the coelacanth! Join Eric on the mezzanine by the coelacanth.

Poetry Pop-up: Strange Fishes

Compose a poem using the language of DNA! Eric will be on the second level near the DNA Discovery Center

Poetry Pop-up: What Are We Made Of?

Write odes and elegies to our planet. Find Eric in the Hall of Conservation at the Restoring Earth entrance.

Poetry Pop-up: Restorative Poetry

Write poems under the shadow of a right whale skeleton, while listening to the mournful songs of different whale species. Join Eric under the right whale in the Early Mammals section of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation World of Mammals.

Poetry Pop-up: Whale Songs and Human Verses

Use a poem to muse about our early relatives. Look for Eric in the Hominid Room of the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet

Poetry Pop-up: The Human Story Begins

Let your poems soar with our pterosaurs. Eric will be on the upper level near the perching quetzalcoatlus replica.

Poetry Pop-up: On the Wings of Pterosaurs

Join Eric in the Death exhibition to learn about Japanese Death poems and reflect on life's greatest mystery.

Join Eric in Stanley Field Hall to explore how poetry can be scientific, and science can be poetic.

Join Eric in the SUE exhibit, and write your own poem about the famous T. rex!

Poetry Pop-up: SUE in Verse!

Join Eric in the East Hall to explore the large display case with poetry!

Poetry Pop-up: Menagerie of Poetry

Join Eric in the Ronald and Christina Gidwitz Hall of Birds and make poetry for the birds!

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry is the Thing with Feathers

Join Eric in the Small Treasures Room on the ground level and read his poem about insects and explore your feelings about bugs.

Poetry Pop-up: Bugs in the System

Would you want your dishes displayed in a museum? Join Eric in the Robert R. McCormick Halls of the Ancient Americas to ponder that question in poetry.

Poetry Pop-up: Pottery and Poetry

Head to the DNA Discovery Center and compose a poem using the language of DNA!

Join Eric in the Grainger Hall of Gems to make your poetry shine!

Poetry Pop-up: Poetic Jewels

Join Eric outside the Hall of Plants to green up your poetry.

Write odes and elegies to our planet. Eric will be in the Hall of Conservation at the Restoring Earth entrance.

Poetry Pop-up: Animal Forms-Poetic Forms

Add to the lore about blood-sucking things in a short poem! Eric will be in our new exhibition Blood Suckers: Legends to Leeches.

Poetry Pop-up: Bloody Thoughts!

A group gathers at the corner of a diorama case. One man sits a desk with a typerwriter. He looks up to a family of three standing over him. The man in the middle stands with arms around the other two individuals. Both are smiling down at the man seated at the desk. A black box with a glass front holds a rock specimen and is propped up against the leg of the desk.

Poetry Pop-Up

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Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

Poetry Pop-up

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at <a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.&nbsp;</p>


<p>Join us in the Founders' Room for this week's seminar. If unable to attend the in-person seminar, <a href="http://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OhjLRQPnRAi8y-WoB9CyQQ">please register</a> to attend virtually.</p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at <a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


This week's seminar features Yoel Stuart, Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago

Armour Seminar: Yoel Stuart, PhD

<p>At this week's seminar, Isabel Loza Rivera of the Morton Arboretum presents the talk,&nbsp;<em>Woody plant communities in Neotropical forests: Where being rare is common.</em></p>

<p>Join us in the Founders' Room the hear this week's presentation. If unable to attend the in-person seminar,&nbsp;please <a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__x6jDIpUTESkdpPFGi3OXA">register&nbsp;to attend virtually</a>.</p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Isabel Loza Rivera of the Morton Arboretum talks about woody plants in Neotropical forests.

Armour Seminar: Isabel Loza Rivera

<p><em>This session of Meet a Scientist is part of our celebration of Native American Heritage Month as we honor the work done by Native staff and collaborators at the Field.</em></p>

<p><a href="https://potlatch6767.com/artists/donna-cranmer/">Donna Cranmer</a> is &lsquo;Namgis from Alert Bay, BC, of the Kwakwaka&rsquo;wakw Nationis, and is a master weaver and traditional cultural knowledge holder.</p>

<p>Join us in the Founders' Room the hear this week's presentation. If unable to attend the in-person seminar, please register to attend virtually.</p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, this week's talk features Donna Cranmer, master weaver and traditional cultural knowledge holder. 

Armour Seminar: Donna Cranmer

<p>Join us in the Founders' Room for this week's presentation. If unable to attend the in-person seminar,&nbsp;please&nbsp;<a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3ZylYfsBTMWCIsE2rl489g">register&nbsp;to attend virtually</a>.</p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.&nbsp;
<a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


This week's seminar features Anne-Claire Fabre, curator of mammals, Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern

Armour Seminar: Anne-Claire Fabre

<p>This week's seminar features C. Kevin Boyce, professor of Geological Sciences at Stanford University as he presents the talk <em>Evolution of the terrestrial biota and its carbon cycle impacts over geologic time.</em>
Join us in Ward Hall to hear this week's presentation. If unable to attend the in-person seminar, <a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0Q8l_NArQIy-yxyi9Z8abg">please register</a> to attend virtually.</p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.
&nbsp;</p>


Armour Seminar: C. Kevin Boyce

<p>Dr. <a href="https://paleontologista.com/">Jingmai O’Connor</a> will launch Women’s History Month with an exciting talk about her work and path to becoming a woman in science,&nbsp;<em>A beginningless journey without end: science and the human story—</em>
Enantiornithes were the first major avian radiation, but most people have probably never heard of them. After 15 years of research on this group Jingmai has revealed these birds to be more bizarre than we could ever have imagined. Learn about these strange birds and Jingmai's journey to become a scientist, which begins when her grandmother goes to school as part of the first generation of women to be educated in China. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, this session is available virtually.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us for a talk by Field Museum Associate Curator of Fossil Reptiles Jingmai O'Connor.

Women's History Month/Watson-Armour Seminar: Dr. Jingmai O'Connor

<p>Join us this week for a talk by Women's History Month Keynote Speaker&nbsp;<a href="http://www.uva.nl/en/profile/h/o/m.c.hoorn2/m.c.hoorn.html?cb">Dr.&nbsp;Carina Hoorn</a>, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Dr. Hoorn's talk will focus on the cover article in Science magazine January 2023 issue,&nbsp;The Amazon: origins of biodiversity and current threats to its survival.
Amazonia is home to 10% of all named plant and vertebrate species, which are concentrated on about 0.5% of Earth’s surface. To understand the genesis of this biodiversity we must look deep into the past. Sedimentary archives buried hundreds of meters under the surface together with outcrops along the riversides form the history book. These records can tell us how the modern landscape and biodiversity took their shape. In her presentation she will take you on a journey into the past and show some of the reconstructions that were made for the paleogeography and paleobiogeography of the Amazon. She will also reflect on the threats that are posed to the region and highlight some of the possible solutions.
Carina Hoorn is a geologist/paleoecologist and associate professor at the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands). She holds an MSc (1988) and PhD (1994) from this university, and an MSc (2003) in Science Communication from Imperial College London (UK). In 2021 she was awarded the van Waterschoot van der Gracht medal (2021) for achievements in the field of Earth Sciences, the highest distinction a geologist can receive in the Netherlands
Her main research interest is the Cenozoic evolution of biota and sedimentary environments in mountains and peripheral regions. The regions she is most interested in are Amazonia, the Andes, Tibet, the Himalayas and SE Asia. She enjoys working in research teams, and together with her collaborators studies the Neogene fossil plant record of western Amazonia and the origin and stages of development of the Amazon River. She is also fascinated by the Cenozoic evolution of steppe-desert plants, even more so after spending some time as a research fellow in Xinjiang province, westernmost China. More recently, her curiosity has driven her to explore the fossil record of Myanmar and Indonesia.&nbsp;
The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.
Please join us in the Founder's Room on the main level. If unable to attend in person, this session is available virtually.</p>

<p><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_97-8C0FbSSu6BR3NYsNUrw">Register</a></p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us for Women's History Month Keynote Speaker Carina Hoorn, University of Amsterdam.

Women's History Month/Watson-Armour Seminar: Dr. Carina Hoorn

<p><a href="https://meteorites.fieldmuseum.org/people/Valdes">Dr. Maria Valdes</a>&nbsp;presents the talk <em>Space on Ice: searching for meteorites in Antarctica for cosmochemical study.</em></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.
Please join us in the Founder's Room on the main level. If unable to attend in person, this session is available virtually.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us for a talk by Maria Valdes, Research Scientist, John Caldwell Meeker Postdoctoral Fellow, Robert A. Pritzker Curator for Meteoritics and Polar Studies

Women's History Month/Watson-Armour Seminar: Dr. Maria Valdes

<p>Join us this week for a talk by the Field Museum's <a href="https://www.nigelpitman.com/">Nigel Pitman</a>.</p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, this session is available virtually.</p>

<p><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5EE5q0llQ-Knu6sTbfbZmA">Register</a></p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.&nbsp;
<a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us this week for a talk by the Field Museum's Nigel Pitman.

Armour Seminar: Nigel Pitman

<p>At this week's session, <a href="mailto:arianna.kuhn@vmnh.virginia.gov">Dr. Arianna Kuhn, Assistant Curator of Herpetology</a>, Virginia Museum of Natural History presents the talk <em>Global change insights from reptile and amphibian genomes.</em></p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, this session is available virtually.</p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wUWGLrbLSBOvHf01VQmQ1w">Register</a></h4>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us for a talk by Dr. Arianna Kuhn from the Virginia Museum of Natural History

Armour Seminar: Dr. Arianna Kuhn

<p>Guillermo Navalon from the University of Cambridge presents the talk <em>The macroevolution of bird skeletons.</em></p>

<p>Living birds are the most diverse group of land vertebrates with more than 11,000 species. This taxonomic richness is matched by a dazzling diversity of body forms and an extraordinary ecological disparity as they occupy prominent roles across most surface environments in our world. It is well established that living birds are a lineage of theropod dinosaurs and its deep-time origins lie with Archaeeopteryx-like forms living at the end of the Jurassic period. Over this vast period of 150 million years birds experienced a tremendous transformation in their skeletons with key aspects of modern bird anatomy and biology arising at different times and influenced by different factors. My research focuses on unraveling when and how these key features were acquired throughout avian evolutionary history. In my talk, I will dwell in several lines of my current and past research concerning the evolution of: 1) the mindboggling diversity of beaks and skull shapes in the living radiation of birds, 2) the deep-time origins of the very divergent and uniquely complex avian brain; 3) the explosive radiation of skeletal forms in the aftermath of the K-Pg extinction that witnessed the complete demise of non-avian (and many avian) dinosaurs; and 4) a very recent discovery of some key ecological adaptations in enantiornithines, the largest pre-modern avian radiation which produced more species than all the other lineages of Mesozoic birds combined.</p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, this session is available virtually.</p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4ojtUbAhTl6SKukI7OR9bQ">Register</a></h4>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Armour Seminar: Guillermo Navalon

<p>Dr. Nadine Naber and Itedal Shalabi will discuss a groundbreaking new study on Arab Americans in the Chicago land area, the community-based research methods, and advocacy outcomes outlined in the report Beyond Erasure and Profiling: Cultivating Strong and Vibrant Arab American Communities in Chicagoland. Dr. Nadine Naber is the leading author of the report and other seminal works on Arab American communities. Itedal Shalabi is the co-founder of Arab American Family Services and played a key role in the development of the report as a community-based partner who assisted with framing, research, and feedback.</p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, this session is available virtually.</p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RJT4HyWoQF6YTRirfxfueQ">Register</a></h4>

<p>This report was created with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, the UIC Award for Creative Activity, and produced in partnership with several Chicagoland Arab American community organizations. The report uses demographic research, surveys, focus group data, and expert commentaries by organizers and academics to analyze how systemic inequities and anti-Arab/anti-Muslim racism affect the lives of Arab Americans in employment, education, health care, housing, and policing. By detailing the challenges facing these communities and making proposals for change, the report serves as a valuable resource for advocates working to build strong and vibrant Arab American communities.</p>

<p><em>This Armour Seminar is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/arab-american-heritage-month">Arab American Heritage Month</a> programming.</em></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at <a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us for a discussion with author Nadine Naber and Itedal Shalabi

Armour Seminar: Dr. Nadine Naber and  Itedal Shalabi

<p>Join us for the talk <em>Death in the Etruscan World Between Humans and Immortals: A Journey Through Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence</em> by Maurizio Forte, Classical Studies, Duke University.</p>

<p>Please meet us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, this session is available virtually.</p>

<h3><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_upNynrDrQbOdbVIV_aY5cg">Register</a></h3>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Armour Seminar: Maurizio Forte

<p>In this session, Zhe-Xi Luo, PhD, Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, presents the talk <em>Diversification of Early Mammals in the Age of Dinosaurs.</em>
New fossil discoveries from China and elsewhere have revealed a dazzling of the Jurassic “mammals.” These mammaliaform fossil predecessors to modern Mammalia are now known to have diverse locomotor modes for fossorial, semiaquatic, terrestrial, arboreal, and volant adaptations, with an ecomorphology nearly matching that of extant marsupials.&nbsp; Placed in time-calibrated phylogeny, these fossils show an iterative, convergent evolution.&nbsp; Re-filling of similar morphospace by independent clades, in successive episodes of ecological diversification, appears to be a prevailing pattern of early mammal evolution.</p>

<p><em>This week's seminar is virtual only for the general public.</em> Please register to view online.</p>

<h3><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hkc8C7rbT-mWGhev1ida0A">Register</a></h3>

<p><em>This session is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/aanhpi">Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander</a> Heritage Month programming.</em></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>

<p><br></p>


Join us for a presentation by Zhe-Xi Luo, PhD, Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago

Armour Seminar: Zhe-Xi Luo, PhD

<p>This week, hear a talk by <a href="https://tncvasconcelos.github.io/">Thais Vasconcelos</a> botanist at the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan.</p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, this session is available virtually.</p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z8eAWSO-Q3iYW3TVcbGzeA#/registration">Register</a></h4>

<p><em>This session is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/aanhpi">Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander</a> Heritage Month programming.</em></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us for a talk by Thais Vasconcelos, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan

Armour Seminar: Thais Vasconcelos

<p>This week's seminar features <a href="https://www.lesleydesouza.com">Lesley de Souza</a> and <a href="https://in-flo-lab.group">Bruno de Medeiros</a> of the Field Museum.</p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, this session is available virtually.</p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_unzRSXx1QvW90GiyXs522Q">Register</a></h4>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Armour Seminar: Lesley de Souza and Bruno de Medeiros

<p>In this session, Rachunliu Kamei presents the talk <em>Caecilians! Not worms, not eels, not snakes.</em></p>

<p>Rachunliu “Chun” Kamei is a Naga of the Rongmei tribe from the hills of the North Eastern Region (NER) of India. Chun taught as an Assistant Professor at the University of Delhi for nearly six years before resigning in pursuit of a career in natural history. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Delhi and subsequently obtained a Marie Curie postdoc fellowship at the Natural History Museum, London, focusing on the then under-studied caecilians (legless amphibians) from the poorly explored NER of India. Her field-based research on the caecilians of NER of India&nbsp;
resulted in the most comprehensive study of caecilians from any one region in Asia. Her primary research interests are taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, and the natural history of amphibians, reptiles, and swamp eels in India. Research that Chun has authored has included the discovery and description of many new species of caecilians, frogs, lizards, and swamp eels, new genera and a new family (Chikilidae) of amphibians, as well as rediscoveries of species long thought to have been extinct. Chun is also committed to public outreach, particularly to the natives in rural parts of NER of India.
Chun will present a summary of her research on the fascinating caecilian amphibians, the world's least studied groups of vertebrates (animals with backbones), and briefly, about the professional journey that brought her to her current position as Collections Manager of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Field Museum.</p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, register to attend virtually.</p>

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<p><em>This session is held in conjunction with the Field Museum’s <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/aanhpi">Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander</a> Heritage Month programming.</em></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us for a session with Rachunliu "Chun" Kamei, Collections Manager of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Field Museum

Armour Seminar: Rachunliu "Chun" Kamei

<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span>Dr. Imke Schmitt from <a href="https://www.senckenberg.de/en/institutes/sbik-f/molecular-evolutionary-biology/team-molecular-evolutionary-biology/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre</a> presents<em> Elevation is a</em> driver <em>of differentiation in the lichen symbiosis.</em></span></p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span><strong>Seating is very limited</strong>, and we ask those interested in in-person attendance to <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdg-Jp9IRFrycHqSPoNna0b8HkoXKqlkv2uWv7srSJPyUHn8w/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener">register online</a> here.&nbsp; HOWEVER, registration does NOT guarantee admittance or a seat.&nbsp; We will contact you by 12 Sep (Tuesday) to let you know if you will be able to attend in-person or will instead need to watch virtually via Zoom.</span></p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span>For those unable to attend in person, please <a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OXcYdwU5T16oAVnVzPcv3A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">register</a> to view on Zoom.</span></p>

<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span>This seminar is held in conjunction with the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/department/grainger-bioinformatics-center" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.fieldmuseum.org/department/grainger-bioinformatics-center&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1694282367620000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1iuzK43KhnC3x9mBmy5_a2" rel="noopener">Grainger Bioinformatics Center</a> and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ise2023.us/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ise2023.us/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1694282367620000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1vXOVnAYB_wZqn_kccTD-c" rel="noopener">International Society of Endocytobiology</a>.&nbsp;</span></p>

<h2><span>About the Seminar Series</span></h2>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>

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Join us for the first meeting of the fall session as we present Dr. Imke Schmitt 

Armour Seminar: Dr. Imke Schmitt

<p>Join us as we welcome Rafaela Missagia as she presents <em>The Rise of Predatory Rats: Using New Techniques to Investigate Adaptation.</em> Rafaela is an evolutionary biologist from Brazil and centers her research on the morphological diversity of mammals and its correlation with ecological aspects. She primarily explores the themes of morphological evolution, functional morphology, and macroevolution. Currently, her work is dedicated to investigating the adaptive aspects of predatory behavior in rodents. Rafaela is also involved in promoting gender diversity in science, being one of the founders of the Women in Science group at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.</p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, register to attend virtually.</p>

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<p><em>This session is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/latinx-heritage-month">Latinx Heritage Month</a> and work done by Latinx staff and collaborators at the Field.</em></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Armour Seminar: Rafaela Missagia

<p>At this week's seminar, <a href="http://milanovichlab.weebly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Milanovich</a>,<span>&nbsp;Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Loyola University Chicago presents&nbsp;</span><em>Are Our Turtles OK? Behavioral and Physiological Ecology of Threatened Illinois Turtles.</em></p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K32nsu9iStiXjfgv8KUkVg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register</a></h4>

<p></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


This week's session features Joe Milanovich, Associate Professor of Biology at Loyola University Chicago

Armour Seminars: Joe Milanovich

<p><span>Join us for a talk by <a href="https://masonfidino.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mason Fidino</a>, an ecologist who works at the Urban Wildlife Institute at the Lincoln Park Zoo.</span></p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A7gC2Y9eTOKtePi35M2mSg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register</a></h4>

<p></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us this week for a talk about biodiversity informatics by Mason Fidino.

Armour Seminar: Mason Fidino

<p><span>This week's session features </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">Dr. Myrna Garc&iacute;a from Northwestern University. She will present the talk <em>Son Fronteras Politics: Contending with INS Terror in Chicago, </em>which<em> </em>explores the formation of the Chicago chapter of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">the Center for Autonomous Social Action (CASA), one of the most important immigrant rights organizations to emerge from the Chicano Movement. CASA-Chicago youth in the 1970s conceptualized a &ldquo;sin</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">fronteras</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">&rdquo; as a transnational imagining that brought ethnic Mexicans (and other Latinxs) together, regardless of birthplace, generation, or citizenship status.</span></p>

<p><span>Dr.&nbsp;Myrna Garc&iacute;a&nbsp;is an&nbsp;Associate Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University. She earned a doctorate in ethnic studies from the University of California, San Diego.&nbsp;Her&nbsp;research draws upon oral histories, archival research, and ethnographic methods to document Latinx immigration activism in Chicago during the 1970s.&nbsp;Grounded in questions of positionality, epistemology, and healing, Professor Garc&iacute;a teaches courses on social movements, knowledge production, and Latinx Chicago history. Moreover, Dr. Garc&iacute;a is passionate about teaching, meaningful community engagement, and collaborative projects to amplify Latinx Chicago histories and experiences.</span></p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, register to attend virtually.</p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q7F1_l4VTTqLHDrfk8jkQA#/registration">Register</a></h4>

<p><em></em></p>

<p><em>This session is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/latinx-heritage-month">Latinx Heritage Month</a> and work done by Latinx staff and collaborators at the Field.</em></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us for a talk by Dr. Myrna García from Northwestern University.

Armour Seminar: Myrna Garcia

<p><span>This week's seminar features <a href="https://nelson.wisc.edu/staff/robbins-paul/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paul Robbins</a>, Environmental Studies &amp; Geography University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the talk <em>John Muir's "Boyhood and Youth": Native Presence in the American Environmental Psyche.</em></span><span><em></em></span></p>

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<p></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>

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Paul Robbins, Environmental Studies & Geography University of Wisconsin, Madison 

Armour Seminar: Paul Robbins

<p>Join us for the talk <em>An Introduction to the Centre for the Study of Biological Diversity &ndash; Guyana's Reference Museum and Herbariu </em>by <a href="https://fns.uog.edu.gy/staff/dr-gyanpriya-maharaj">Dr. Gyanpriya Maharaj</a> from <span>University of Guyana.</span></p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ljQTxHJvSaq-Bz5wVeMR8g" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Register</span></a></h4>

<p></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>

<p><span></span></p>


<p>Free, <a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ljQTxHJvSaq-Bz5wVeMR8g">registration</a> required</p>

Armour Seminar: Dr. Gyanpriya Maharaj

<p>Join us for a talk by June Carpenter, Repatriation Specialist at the Field Museum.</p>

<p>This session will be held virtually. There will be no in-person portion. Please register at the link below.</p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mO0XpOIDTJ-3yECoeNXAeg">Register</a></h4>

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<p><em>This session is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/native-american-heritage-month">Native American Heritage Month</a> as we honor the work done by Native staff and collaborators at the Field.</em></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Hear from Field Museum Repatriation Specialist June Carpenter

Armour Seminars: June Carpenter

<p><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/millerstruttmann" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicloe Miller Struttmann</a> of the <span>Biological Science Department at Webster University will present this week's seminar.</span></p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wGfpF7pOQFKZH8_jyScmcg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register</a></h4>

<p></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Armour Seminars: Nicole Miller-Struttmann

<p><span><a href="https://saralipshutz.wordpress.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sara Lipschutz</a> is an Assistant Professor at Duke University. Her lab conducts research on behavioral evolution, speciation, and anthropogenic change in songbirds and shorebirds.</span></p>

<h4><span>Register</span></h4>

<p></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Join us for a talk by Sara Lipschutz from Duke University.

Armour Seminar: Sara Lipschutz

<p><a href="https://search.asu.edu/profile/535281" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Krystal Tsosie</a> (Din&eacute;/Navajo Nation), PhD, MPH, MA, is an Indigenous geneticist-bioethicist and Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University. As an advocate for Indigenous genomic data sovereignty, she co-founded the first US Indigenous-led biobank, a 501c3 nonprofit research institution called the <a href="https://nativebio.org/">Native BioData Consortium</a></p>

<p>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, register to attend virtually.</p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UovuJW6eTfCjcjr0Xh8zxg">Register</a></h4>

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<p><em>This session is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/native-american-heritage-month">Native American Heritage Month</a> as we honor the work done by Native staff and collaborators at the Field.</em></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Armour Semniar: Krystal Tsosie

<p><span>This week's seminar features Luciane Marinoni from Federal University of Paran&aacute;.</span></p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5SkbodrjSzSatWRVyA0yYg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register</a></h4>

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<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Armour Seminar: Luciane Marinoni

<p><span>Please join us in Ward Hall on the lower level. If unable to attend in person, register to attend virtually.</span></p>

<h4><a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CeyFeDFaQp67PKkaASHFOA" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span>Register</span></a></h4>

<p></p>

<p>Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.</p>

<p><a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a></p>

<p>The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.</p>

<p>Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.</p>

<h2>Anti-harassment statement</h2>

<p>The Armour Seminar Committee and the Field Museum are strongly invested in the creation and maintenance of safe and inclusive spaces. To this end, we explicitly refuse to condone harassment, discrimination, or inappropriate behavior. We encourage that proposals for speakers take into account these expectations. Speakers with a known history of, or ongoing investigations of, harassment, discrimination, or other inappropriate behaviors will not be considered. We reserve the right to cancel talks if we learn of such events after an invitation is made.</p>


Armour Seminar: Lance Grande

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Erin Hagen

Senior Director, Keller Science Action Center

Keller Science Action Center

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