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Foundation has named Florida Museum of Natural History researcher Akito Kawahara a UFRF Professor
Science is all around you! Take advantage of this opportunity to talk with scientists and ask those questions you have been wondering about. Bring your questions and find answers during a family-friendly afternoon of discovery and learning. Learn more about the Tree of Life, which is the connection
the connection that connects all living things, with Doug Soltis, Distinguished Professor
In a surprise twist, a major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as quickly in temperate zones as the tropics. The finding runs counter to a long-held hypothesis that tropical regions, home to the planet’s richest biological diversity, outpace their temperate counterparts in producing new sp
than in equatorial rainforests, said study co-lead author Ryan Folk, assistant professor
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
Calling all artists and designers! Bring your paper, pencils, pens, paint, pastels, etc. to the Florida Museum for a free, after-hours meetup and create art inspired by Florida nature and culture. Offered in partnership with the Santa Fe Collage Art Gallery, each meetup features brief presentations
Guest Speaker:Â Jiri Hulcr, Forest Entomologist and Assistant Professor at the University
Each year the number of endangered or threatened species grows. The Museum’s collections document the changing biodiversity of our world, while researchers use the collections to understand the nature of threats and to propose solutions. This provides a platform for new approaches to preserving spec
Quetzals are threatened… Read More In the 1930s, professor H.B.
Bring the Florida Museum to your home! Go back through geological time and witness the fossil history of Florida during the Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs in this FREE 360° virtual tour. See Florida’s first land animals and an amazing parade of life through the ages. Ta
of the University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute and Distinguished Professor
The McGuire Center hosts numerous visiting researchers throughout the year. With the easing of travel restrictions, the past two months have been an enjoyable and busy time at the Center with several old friends and colleagues stopping by for quick visits while on spring break and others joining us
Tomasz Pyrcz, Professor of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, spent
This summer, a group of Oak Hammock residents took on a six-week challenge: to turn environmental ideas into actionable projects through the Community Action Projects for the Environment (CAPE) curriculum. Led by The CLEO Institute in partnership with the Florida Museum’s Thompson Earth Systems Inst
contributions in a variety of different ways,� said facilitator Martha Monroe, UF Professor
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January to… Read More Florida Museum of Natural History curator and distinguished professor
