Liz Wing: A portrait in persistence
Elizabeth “Liz” Wing arrived at the University of Florida in the mid-1950s with little more than a suitcase, less than…
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Two Florida Museum scientists elected 2019 AAAS fellows
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis have been named 2019 fellows of the American Association…
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Environmental archaeology receives NSF grant to curate specimens before data go ‘dark’
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Environmental Archaeology Program received a nearly $800,000 National Science Foundation grant to curate some…
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Museum team’s data tool wins second place in Ebbe Nielsen Challenge
A data citation and tracking tool created by Florida Museum of Natural History researchers has won second place in the…
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Michelle LeFebvre appointed South Florida Archaeology and Ethnography’s assistant curator
The Florida Museum of Natural History has appointed archaeologist Michelle LeFebvre as assistant curator of the South Florida Archaeology and…
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Megan Ennes spearheading new division of museum education
As a child, Megan Ennes dreamed of becoming a geologist – that is, until she discovered zoology. Zoology, in turn,…
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Remembering lifelong paleontology expert S. David Webb
The Florida Museum of Natural History is saddened to announce the death of S. David Webb, former distinguished research curator…
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Florida Museum receives NSF grant to lead conservation paleobiology research network
The National Science Foundation awarded the Florida Museum of Natural History a $500,000 grant to develop a research coordination network…
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Pamela Soltis named president of American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Florida Museum of Natural History curator and distinguished professor Pamela Soltis has been elected to serve as president of the…
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Honoring lifelong reptile and amphibian expert Joseph Mitchell
Valued herpetologist and Florida Museum of Natural History research associate Joseph Mitchell died on July 2. Widely known for his…
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