Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is the premier award for environmental science, environmental health and energy conferring great benefit upon mankind.
Through their work, Tyler Laureates have focused worldwide attention on environmental problems by their discoveries and the solutions that resulted.
Tyler Laureates receive a $200,000 annual prize and are presented a gold medallion at ceremonies in Los Angeles. The awardees are selected and awarded annually by the Executive Committee. The Tyler Prize was established by the late John and Alice Tyler in 1973 and is administered by the University of Southern California.
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Scientist Working to Save Bees Is Winner of Environmental Prize
2011 Laureate Video
Leading Entomologist and Bee Expert, May R. Berenbaum, Awarded Prestigious 2011 Tyler Prize. Watch a short video about May Berenbaum and the Tyler Prize.
May Berenbaum on KPCC 89.3
NPR Interview
2011 Announcement
May Berenbaum, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, joins a distinguished group of laureates for her groundbreaking work on the science behind the bee population collapse and on the genetics of coevolution between plants and insects.
2011 Laureate Lecture
Video of Professor Berenbaum's April 14th Lecture available soon.