Women in Science Luncheon
@ Field Museum
1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
Opening Tuesday, May 9th, from 11AM - 1PM
The Field Museum Women’s Board is committed to supporting women in science at all stages of their studies and careers through the annual Women in Science Luncheon event.
Field Museum scientists not only impact their disciplines through groundbreaking research but also provide meaningful opportunities—paid internships, insightful mentorships, and exciting programs—for women pursuing scientific careers. The Women’s Board of the Field Museum, founded in 1966, raises funds for Women in Science programs at its annual luncheon.
Tickets and sponsorships are available now for the 2023 Women in Science Luncheon, taking place May 9.
Keynote
On May 9, 2023, the Women’s Board of the Field Museum will welcome Dr. Karen Oberhauser as the annual Women in Science Luncheon speaker.
Dr. Karen Oberhauser is the Director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum and a conservation biologist specializing in monarch butterfly conservation. Dr. Oberhauser is passionate about conserving the world’s biodiversity, and her research focuses on the impacts of climate change, predators, parasites, changes in land use, and insecticides on monarchs and their breeding, migratory, and wintering habitats.
She is the Founder and Director of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, a “citizen science” project that has monitored monarchs at more than 1,000 sites across the US, Canada, and Mexico. She believes in the power of research and community outreach to promote connection to nature and stimulate action to conserve and protect monarchs and hundreds of other species around the world.
We are thrilled to feature the work of Dr. Oberhauser at the 2023 Women in Science Luncheon, and also to highlight the Field Museum’s work on urban monarch and pollinator conservation. Karen was an early partner with the Keller Science Action Center on projects to understand the role urban places play in supporting monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Chicago and other cities play a critical role in helping monarchs recover, and the Field Museum is working to build urban conservation networks across individuals, communities, researchers, and cities and government officials.
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