Students: Present Your Research or Conservation Work (as a poster) at NHMLAC for Black Mammalogists Week 2026!

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Sign up to potentially be one of only 6 student poster presenters at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Black Mammalogists Week Celebration, taking place Friday, October 16, 2026 (10a-2p). Undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to express interest. Expressions of interest are due Friday, September 25, 2026.

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Event Overview: NHMLAC is hosting an in-person celebration on Friday, October 16, 2026 as part of the week-long Black Mammalogists Week 2026 event. Join us for a hands-on event honoring the incredible contributions of Black scientists and conservationists in the field of mammalogy. Website: https://nhm.org/calendar/black-mammalogists-week-celebration

Context: This celebration amplifies the global Black Mammalogists Week initiative, a movement started in 2020 to connect current and aspiring Black mammalogists across the Diaspora.

Event Time: 10a-2p

Poster Presenters and Selection: We are able to showcase up to 6 student posters in NHM's African Mammal Hall during the event, providing a platform for students to share their research, conservation, or outreach work related to mammalogy. We welcome undergraduate and graduate students to express interest. Students from Black and Indigenous backgrounds are particularly encouraged to fill out this form, but all expressions of interest will be fully reviewed and given consideration by Black Mammalogists Week organizers. Poster presenters will be chosen and notified by EOD on Monday 9/28 and we expect confirmation from presenters by 9/30. All poster presenters will receive 1) free entry to the museum for the full day, 2) a Black Mammalogists Week t-shirt, and 3) entry into a raffle to win more prizes. PLEASE NOTE: Poster presenters will be responsible for printing their own posters and organizing their own travel to the museum.

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What is your current institution (i.e., where are you a student)? *

Please describe your research and/or conservation work related to mammalogy that you would like to present on at the poster session. (150 words or fewer) *

Please confirm that you would be able to print your poster and have it in hand before the event on 10/16. *

Yes, I can print my poster before the event.

No, I cannot print my poster before the event.

Please confirm that you can organize your own travel to the museum for the event, and you are available for the full day (10a-2p at least). *

Yes, I can organize my own travel and I am available to be at the museum from 10a-2p on Friday, 10/16

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