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Awards & Honors

Nico Cellinese named 2026 UF Research Foundation Professor

April 28, 2026

The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Florida Museum herbarium curator and curator of informatics Nico Cellinese as one…
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Awards & Honors

Michal Kowalewski selected as 2025 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

March 26, 2026

Michal Kowalewski has been selected as a 2025 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s…
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Megan Ennes receives Early Career Research Award

February 17, 2026

The National Association for Research in Science and Technology (NARST) has selected Megan Ennes as this year’s recipient of its…
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Awards & Honors

The Florida Museum at Entomology 2025

December 3, 2025

Once a year, thousands of people from dozens of countries all converge on one city to share the latest news…
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Hires & Promotions

Florida Museum of Natural History welcomes new operations manager for the Randell Research Center on Pine Island, FL

November 17, 2025

The Florida Museum of Natural History has a new operations manager for its southwest Florida cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation…
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Three Museum staff members awarded for their awe-inspired photography

November 12, 2025

Assistant scientist Mariela Pajuelo and photographers Kristen Grace and Jeff Gage were all recently awarded for their photography featuring elements…
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Awards & Honors

Bruce MacFadden receives the Raymond M. Alf Award for Excellence in Paleontological Research and Education

November 10, 2025

Bruce MacFadden, distinguished professor emeritus and former curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History is this…
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Elise LeCompte receives James R. Short award for lifetime service from Southeastern Museums Conference

October 23, 2025

Few people at the Florida Museum of Natural History have had a longer tenure than Elise LeCompte, who retired earlier…
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Awards & Honors

Moritz Lürig receives funding to create a digital atlas of butterflies and moths

September 4, 2025

Leaf-shaped wings in the delicate yellow-green of the brimstone butterfly; brown wings with spots that resemble eyes and scare off…
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Hires & Promotions

Douglas S. Jones, director of the Florida Museum of Natural History, rejoins faculty after 29 years on the job

June 30, 2025

“I did hear about your hopefully temporary transfer into higher administrative realms. My only advice is to ditch it as…
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