ESDRI
![Bee on Kent Campus Bee on Kent Campus](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/IMG_2945.jpg?VersionId=mUXh3x2xpju22pdwFO3cjHi7HT8rcnJq&itok=sx7XR5Cp)
A Kent State researcher is asking Flashes to "BEE" on the lookout for bees on the Kent Campus. She would like people to capture photos of the bees and then send them to her for use in a research project.
![Turtle Bay Wetland Turtle Bay Wetland](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/2024-01/Screenshot%202024-01-24%20at%202.23.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?VersionId=PCxorlBw5kkSwYfv7Le4RNf.Oyau0Gbp&h=8da21835&itok=owh49sMo)
Kent State researchers are studying how the presence of waterfowl contributes to the health of wetland ecosystems.
![Forest photo by Robert Boyd Forest photo by Robert Boyd](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/credit%20Robert%20Boyd.jpg?VersionId=9Ms5JUD_dTNrsaFHy2A5rkuq_kDsCOae&itok=tKyIvbBd)
Kent State researchers are studying the ways that insects help in the recovery of forests.
![Drone education at Bioblitz 2023 Drone education at Bioblitz 2023](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/BOB_6929.jpg?VersionId=nekd2mwRCYXI3fP2sHBYGWFtMcqxoDHV&itok=YYgmkcSC)
Young explorers participating in the Bioblitz event had an opportunity to learn about how drones can help ecology efforts.
![Bioblitz 2023 Map Bioblitz 2023 Map](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/BioblitzMap.jpg?VersionId=2ghua4DLQRj1_TNRIQzsZoY8m22Mt9Sj&itok=MpkTzZ9d)
Bioblitz is an annual Kent State event that invites anyone to explore nature and collect data alongside a faculty expert.
![Dorceta Taylor ESDRI Symposium Keynote Speaker Dorceta Taylor ESDRI Symposium Keynote Speaker](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/esdri%20symposium-0260.jpg?VersionId=KvcINgoi7eNZvVx9jJKIkgB0ebcJl7rP&h=4a4d9694&itok=4gUG-Jvg)
Issues concerning environmentalism and race will be explored at the 2023 ESDRI Symposium, April 13-14, at Kent State University