Science Sundays at the KU Field Station

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰: 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁’𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀

We often hear about the wildlife we aim to protect, but what about the people making that protection possible?

Kier Mitchel E. Pitogo, a doctoral candidate in KU’s Herpetology Department, will share a story that blends science with the human experiences that spark curiosity and inspire action.

One book set this small-town kid from the southern Philippines on a path that led to the rediscovery of Guttman’s stream frog, a species known from just a single specimen and lost to science for 27 years. That journey eventually brought Kier to KU, where he now studies frogs, the world’s most threatened group of vertebrates, and continues the work that first ignited his passion.

Kier will also explore how this rediscovery became a symbol for collaborative conservation, inspiring research and protection efforts among many stakeholders to preserve the frog’s remaining habitat. His story is one of curiosity, persistence, and unexpected turns, and it shows how KU Herpetology’s collections and research spark conservation far beyond Kansas.

📅 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Sunday, September 21 at 2:00 p.m.

📍 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: KU Field Station, Armitage Education Center, 350 Wild Horse Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66044

☕ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: A mug for tea/coffee to help us reduce waste.

📧 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗦𝗩𝗣 to Wendy (d2VuZHlob2xtYW4gfCBrdSAhIGVkdQ==) as space is limited. It also helps us plan for seating and snacks! 🍪

🧪 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘜 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥! 🌱🔬

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