Teachers are VIPS at the Florida Museum of Natural History
“I felt like a VIP, and in my profession, I don’t always get to feel like a VIP,” explained an … Continue
Workshop on Molecular Evolution
I am very pleased to be one of the recipients of the museum’s travel award for the Summer of 2024. … Continue
Identifying research needs to guide conservation of a rare Florida butterfly
In Fall 2023, I was honored to receive support from the Florida Museum of Natural History to present my background … Continue
Summer 2024 Travel Awards
Jon Bloch is very pleased to announce that, after careful review by the Awards Committee (Lucas Majure, Kitty Emery, Hongshan … Continue
Quantifying Error in Occurrence Data
The funding I received from the FLMNH travel grant afforded me the opportunity to travel to Anchorage, Alaska to attend … Continue
Visit to Famed Fossil Horse Collection at the AMNH
In March 2024, through support from the Florida Museum of Natural History and UF’s Department of Geological Sciences, new Ph.D. … Continue
Systematic revision of the Greater Antilles fossil rodents
Mammal diversity, evolution, and conservation in the Caribbean Archipelago have long been an area of evolutionary biology research interest, particularly … Continue
Effect of artificial light on insect activity times and flight patterns
In November 2023, with the support of the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) Travel Award, the Director’s Office, and … Continue
Rodent community dynamics in the southwestern United States across the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary
The Pleistocene/Holocene transition is marked by a dramatic warming that initiated aridification, the retreat of glaciers, and widespread floral and … Continue
Trip to Friday Harbor Laboratories
In October 2023, I traveled to Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington, to visit the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor … Continue