The 2025 Symposium on Integrative Conservation (SIC) was held on Friday, February 21 in the Pinnacle Room, Baldwin Hall. Presentations highlighted the work our students are engaged in, from Kansas to Costa Rica, Atlanta to the Ganga River Basin.
During the event, the annual ICON student award recipients were recognized, and awards were also given for SIC presentations:
ICON Program Awards:
Ashley Block Memorial Award — Ravneet Kaur
J. Peter Brosius Research Award — Shinyeong Park
ICON Agile Scientist Award — Kristie Gill
SIC Student Awards:
15-minute Oral Presentations
1st Place – Wezddy Del Toro Orozco, “Jaguar Park! I See You, Predator – I See You, Human. A Socio-Ecological Approach to Coexistence in the Brazilian Amazon”
Runner-up – Matt Tatz, “The Relationship of Human Socioeconomic Status on Urban Wildlife: The Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) as a Case Study”
5-minute Speed Talks
1st Place – Ravneet Kaur, “Industrial to Investment – Pathways and outcomes of timberland ownership transitions in the United States”
Runner-up – Bhavya Iyer, “Engaging landowners in bobwhite quail conservation on private lands in Kansas”
Poster Presentations
1st Place – Amit Kaushik, “The Tiger as Protector to the Tiger as Destructor: Illustrating Gond’s Worldviews in a Changing More-than-Human World”
Runner-up – Eileen Joseph, “An Ecotourism Destination Post-Pandemic: Community Resilience and Sustainable Futures”
Please join us in congratulating our students!