Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014
3 to 5 p.m.

Bronx, N.Y. – Sept. 2, 2014 – The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Education Department and Fordham University Department of Biological Sciences will be hosting this year’s Bronx Science Consortium Research Symposium at the Bronx Zoo on Wednesday, September 10, from 3 to 5 p.m.

The symposium features poster presentations by high school, undergraduate, and graduate-level researchers. Participants will be available to answer questions about their projects in scientific disciplines including biology, biomedical science, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, psychology, urban ecology, and more.

Teens from Project TRUE (Teen Research in Urban Ecology) will also be presenting at the symposium. Funded by the National Center for Civic Engagement, teens work in collaboration with Fordham University graduate students and WCS staff to explore and research urban nature.

Project TRUE students participate in a research experiment that helps them analyze the fundamental concepts in urban ecology, scientific design, ecological methods, mapping, digital media publishing, and scientific writing.

Bronx Science Consortium Research Symposium will be open to all zoo guests and will feature more than 50 student presentations.
What: Bronx Science Consortium Research Symposium

Who: Wildlife Conservation Society’s Education Department 
Fordham University Department of Biological Sciences
High school, undergraduate, and graduate student researchers

When: Wednesday September 10
3 to 5 p.m.

Where: WCS’s Bronx Zoo at the Dancing Crane Pavilion

Editor’s Note: Members of the media who wish to attend should contact Max Pulsinelli at mpulsinelli@wcs.org or 718-220-5182.

CONTACT:
Max Pulsinelli – 718-220-5182; cell 571-218-7601; mpulsinelli@wcs.org
Steve Fairchild – 718-220-5189; sfairchild@wcs.org
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays, 5:30 p.m. weekends from April to October; 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m November to March. Adult admission is $16.95, children (3-12 years old) $11.95, children under 3 are free, seniors (65+) are $14.95. Parking is $14 for cars and $16 for buses. The Bronx Zoo is conveniently located off the Bronx River Parkway at Exit 6; by train via the #2 or #5 or by bus via the #9, #12, #19, #22, MetroNorth, or BxM11 Express Bus service (from Manhattan that stops just outside the gate.) To plan your trip, visit bronxzoo.com or call 718-367-1010.

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
MISSION: WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. VISION: WCS envisions a world where wildlife thrives in healthy lands and seas, valued by societies that embrace and benefit from the diversity and integrity of life on earth. To achieve our mission, WCS, based at the Bronx Zoo, harnesses the power of its Global Conservation Program in more than 60 nations and in all the world’s oceans and its five wildlife parks in New York City, visited by 4 million people annually. WCS combines its expertise in the field, zoos, and aquarium to achieve its conservation mission. Visit: www.wcs.org; http://www.facebook.com/TheWCS; http://www.youtube.com/user/WCSMedia Follow: @thewcs.

Fordham University
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 15,100 students in its four undergraduate colleges and its six graduate and professional schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre at Heythrop College, University of London, in the United Kingdom.