Christy Tyler
Professor
Christy Tyler
Professor
Education
BS, Cornell University; MS, Ph.D., University of Virginia
Bio
Director, Graduate Program in Environmental Science
Tyler received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Cornell University, her M.S. from the University of Virginia, and her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.
Her research interests include aquatic ecology, biogeochemistry, invasion biology, wetlands, biodiversity - ecosystem function, and aquatic plants.
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In the News
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June 7, 2024
How to Minimize Your Exposure to Microplastics
The New York Times talks to Christy Tyler, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, about how to reduce microplastics in your food and indoors. (This content may require a subscription to view).
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April 22, 2024
Humans consume about a credit card's worth of plastic each week; local researchers discuss how to prevent it
WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson interviews Christy Tyler, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, and Matthew Hoffman, professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, about their research on microplastics.
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April 22, 2024
New research effort seeks to tell us how microplastics get into Lake Ontario and what they do to us
WXXI talks to Christy Tyler, professor in the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, and Matthew Hoffman, professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, about their research on microplastics.
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January 5, 2022
Student presents at invasive species conference
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December 2, 2021
Graduate student presents at invasive species summit
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April 22, 2021
Student team presents at Lake Ontario conference
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October 6, 2020
Team publishes article in remote sensing journal