Mockingbird Attacks This demonstrates that mockingbirds can recognize (and attack!) an individual person from a parade of people walking by their nest. They are keenly aware of humans.
Robinson Ordway Professor of Ecosystem Conservation 352-273-1965 Florida Museum
University of Florida scientists teamed up with acclaimed artists to create two multimedia art pieces about the connections between all life forms. The new pieces – a two-story-tall interactive light projection and an animated film – premiered November 2017 in a series of special events at the Fl
members,” said Doug Soltis, the project’s principal investigator, a distinguished professor
The following videos feature young scientists, their research and why they have decided to pursue a career in science. Fossil bird study describes ripple effect of extinction Meet Jessica Oswald, a Florida Museum NSF predoctoral fellow, as she shows some of the fossils analyzed in a recent study
Lepidopterology Explore Research at the University of Florida: Akito Kawahara, an assistant professor
Our fall 2021 Museum in the Parks explorations were some of our most exciting! We brought Museum specimens and live insects out to several local parks to talk about our natural world and how researchers used scientific collections as well as natural spaces to learn about the past and present, as wel
He studies mushrooms and he’s also a professor and curator.
How do you become a scientist? What’s it like to be a scientist? What do scientists learn about? Can anyone be a scientist? As we kicked off the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read programming on Saturday, Sept. 19th, 2020 with a Lab Blitz, these are the questions we sought out answers to!
Speakers The Lab Blitz scientists included: Pam Soltis, Distinguished Professor
We all love a fun night out – a nice restaurant, jamming with a favorite band, or dancing until our feet hurt. But during quarantine, opportunities for a traditional night out were limited. To remedy this, Florida Museum and University of Florida scientists joined forces to showcase some of The B
Andrea Lucky Assistant Professor University of Florida Entomology and Nematology
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Development Award… Read More Awards & Honors Museum scientist receives UF assistant professor
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merit award September 20, 2012 Walter Judd, University of Florida distinguished professor
Plants’ water-to-land leap marks one of the most important milestones in the evolution of life on Earth. But how plants managed this transition when faced with unfamiliar challenges such as drought and bright light has been unclear. Now, a new study shows that the built-in alert system that enabl
co-corresponding author, a Florida Museum of Natural History curator and distinguished professor
Plants are evolutionary champions, dominating Earth’s ecosystems for more than a billion years and making the planet habitable for countless other life forms, including us. Now, scientists have completed a nine-year genetic quest to shine a light on the long, complex history of land plants and green
everything is interrelated,” said Gane Ka-Shu Wong, lead investigator of 1KP and professor
