The award recognizes those who have contributed significantly to establishing and advancing the broader impacts of scientific research.
the University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute and a distinguished professor
Butterflies and moths rank among the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom, with nearly 160,000 known species, ranging from the iconic blue morpho to the crop-devouring armyworm. Scientists have long attributed these insects’ rich variety to their close connections with other organisms. Butte
,” said the study’s lead author Akito Kawahara, University of Florida associate professor
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between a worm and… Apr 19, 2023 David Blackburn named UF Research Foundation Professor
Our springs are not only a valuable water resource and outdoor leisure destination, they are unique, fragile ecosystems that are profoundly affected by human activity. Take a virtual deep dive into Florida’s springs with us and University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute. Two special
documentary filmmaker Jerry Johnston, leader of The Santa Fe River Turtle Project and professor
A herbarium is a scientific collection of plant specimens, often dried and pressed, and can be vascular plants and parts, seeds, fungi, wood, lichens and bryophytes. The University of Florida Herbarium at the Florida Museum has holdings of approximately half of a million specimens.* The collection
He was a horticulturist and biologist from Iowa who came to Lake City as a professor
The Vertebrate Paleontology collection houses the nation’s third-largest collection of cataloged vertebrate fossils, with a total of about 900,000 specimens mainly from the last 65 million years (the Cenozoic Era).* About 75% of the specimens are from about 1,200 localities in Florida. Other major c
Brodkorb Fossil Bird Collection Assembled by Professor Pierce Brodkorb of the University
This object is on permanent display in the Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land exhibit, located on the center island in the Miocene Epoch. Summary Three-toed Transitional Horse (Parahippus leonensis) From Gilchrist Co., Florida Lived ~18 million years ago Collection Vertebrate Paleon
Bruce MacFadden Curator, Vertebrate Paleontology* Distinguished Professor* Florida
Over the course of four weeks this summer, a motley crew of biologists, engineers, entrepreneurs and programmers gathered at predetermined sites within Windsor Nature Park, a 185-acre tropical rainforest located in the heart of Singapore. They’d traveled from all over the world to participate in a o
House is a member of Team Waponi, which is led by Thomas Walla, a professor of biology
Biologists attempting to conserve and restore denuded environments are limited by their scant knowledge of what those environments looked like before the arrival of humans. This is especially true of coastal ecosystems, many of which had already been drastically altered by pollution and overharvesti
Carrie Tyler, currently an assistant professor of biology at the University of Nevada
The Florida Museum maintains five separate fossil vertebrate collections. The specimens derive mainly from the Cenozoic Era (last 65 million years), with more than 80% coming from about 1200 localities in Florida. Other major contributing regions are islands in the Caribbean Basin, Central and Sout
and the UF Department of Zoology Fossil Bird Collection (assembled by the late Professor
