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Megan Ennes named director of the University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute – Research News

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Megan Ennes, assistant curator of museum education at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has been named the new director of the University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute. In her role, which begins July 1, Ennes will strengthen and forge new collaborations with researchers at UF and
She was recently one of 10 faculty members across UF awarded a 2023 Assistant Professor

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Advait Jukar joins Florida Museum of Natural History as newest curator of vertebrate paleontology – Research News

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The Florida Museum of Natural History welcomes Advait Jukar as its newest curator of vertebrate paleontology. He replaces curator emeritus Bruce MacFadden, who worked in the position for 47 years before retiring last month. Jukar primarily studies the fossils of large mammals that went extinct af
“The developmental biology professor was also interested in dinosaurs and fossils

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A 62-million-year-old skeleton sheds light on an enigmatic mammal – Research News

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For more than 140 years, Mixodectes pungens, a species of small mammal that inhabited western North America in the early Paleocene, was a mystery. What little was known about them had been mostly gleaned from analyzing fossilized teeth and jawbone fragments. But a new study of the most complete s
including a much clearer picture of their evolutionary relationships,� said Sargis, professor

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Biology graduate student receives best paper award – Research News

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Florida Museum of Natural History graduate student Julie Allen recently received the 2009 Best Paper Award from the University of Florida biology department. Allen won the award for her paper on mutualistic bacteria, which live in some insects. The article appeared in the academic journal PLoS ON
Also Like Awards & Honors Michal Kowalewski named 2024 UF Research Foundation professor

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New study shows scientists improve communication, education skills after working with teachers – Research News

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Every summer from 2012 to 2016, Bruce MacFadden and a team of scientists accompanied K-12 teachers on an expedition to collect fossils around the Panama Canal. During this National Science Foundation funded professional development program, educators learned from paleontologists how to identify foss
into the field reenergized us about our own work,� said MacFadden, distinguished professor

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Catnip’s chemical attractant is new twist on old family tradition – Research News

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Catnip is most famous for its ability to launch felines into a euphoric frenzy, but the origin of its cat-attracting chemical is a remarkable example of evolutionary innovation. While the compound nepetalactone drives two-thirds of cats batty, likely by mimicking sex pheromones, its real purpose
Florida Museum of Natural History curator and University of Florida distinguished professor

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Site Credits – Fossil Horses

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This website was the first online exhibit developed by the Florida Museum of Natural History and was launched in 1997 as the Fossil Horse Cybermuseum. The site was reformatted in 2020 with some updated photos and illustrations. Restyled illustrations by Drew Wilson and Eric Schmittgen. Original Pr
Project Director and Principal Investigator Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology; and Professor

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Florida Wildflower & Butterfly Garden – Florida’s Wildflowers & Butterflies

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Come visit our native wildflower garden in Gainesville, Florida! Planted in fall 2006 next to the west side of the McGuire Center at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, the garden beckons visitors to imagine how they could transform their yards into an inviting and colorful
vice-chair, Florida Wildflower Advisory Council, right, with Jaret Daniels, assistant professor

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About the Exhibit – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

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On display Sept. 23, 2017-Jan. 7, 2018, Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum celebrated the Museum’s rich history and featured objects that reveal stories about everything from human health to prehistoric life to invasive species. Each Museum collection was asked to contribute
But our roots go back to 1891, when a professor at Florida Agricultural College,

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