Chicago Botanic Garden

Offered in partnership with the Chicago Botanic Garden, Northwestern's Plant Biology and Conservation Program fosters an academic and research environment that allows students to gain experience, skills, and knowledge to become leaders in plant biology and ecology. Addressing a growing need for expertise in plant science and conservation, the undergraduate concentration, master's of science, and doctoral degree programs provide students with advanced training in plant and soil ecology, evolution of plants and fungi, and applied conservation theory and methods. In line with the complex nature of global environmental issues, the program offers a breadth of approaches to basic and applied research in addition to local, national, and global issues. Students take courses at both the Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern and interact with outstanding researchers and faculty from both institutions.

The Chicago Botanic Garden's Garden's Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center is an international center of plant conservation research and serves as home to the graduate program. The Plant Science Center provides a world-class facility designed specifically to meet the needs of students and researchers.

Related Resources

• Article: "Climate Change Linked To Bee Decline"
• Northwestern's Plant Biology and Conservation Program

For more information on partnership opportunities with ISEN, please contact Demetria Giannisis at demetria.giannisis@northwestern.edu.