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Researcher receives NSF grant to study sea cucumbers – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/researcher-receives-nsf-grant-to-study-sea-cucumbers/

Florida Museum of Natural History student François Michonneau recently received a $15,000 National Science Foundation grant to research sea cucumbers in Japan. The NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant program provides partial support for projects to improve the quality of research in the b
Michonneau will work with Tohru Naruse, University of the Ryukyus assistant professor

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Creative B Movie Night: The Dark Knight – Events

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/events/blog/creative-b-dark-knight/

For seven years now the Florida Museum and Creative B have hosted FREE movie screenings to explore the balance between science and art. On July 6th we watched The Dark Knight (2008) after a panel discussion about it with scientists, artists and special effects experts. Many thanks to our panel sp
LLC Ian Breheny – Florida Museum exhibit designer Terry Harpold – UF associate professor

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Florida Museum doctoral student receives NSF graduate fellowship – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/doctoral-student-receives-nsf-graduate-fellowship/

Florida Museum of Natural History doctoral student Rachel Narducci was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Narducci, a Montbrook fossil dig coordinator for the museum, received the NSF GRF to help her continue her work with fossils. The program recogni
’ origin story Awards & Honors Charles Cobb named UF Research Foundation 2025 professor

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Florida False Rosemary – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/100-years/object/florida-false-rosemary/

A species unknown to science until the 1990s, Florida False Rosemary occurs in small populations in very restricted scrub habitats in Putnam County. The plant was quickly put on the endangered species list, protecting the lands where it occurs from future development. Summary Florida False Rosem
Walter Judd Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Florida Biology Department

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DNA duplication linked to the origin and evolution of pine trees and their relatives – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/gymnosperm-origin-evolution/

Plants are DNA hoarders. Adhering to the maxim of never throwing anything out that might be useful later, they often duplicate their entire genome and hang on to the added genetic baggage. All those extra genes are then free to mutate and produce new physical traits, hastening the tempo of evolution
Douglas Soltis, Florida Museum curator and University of Florida distinguished professor

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Ancient DNA retells story of Caribbean’s first people – Research News

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The history of the Caribbean’s original islanders comes into sharper focus in a new Nature study that combines decades of archaeological work with advancements in genetic technology. An international team led by Harvard Medical School’s David Reich analyzed the genomes of 263 individuals in the l
another indicator that the region’s total population size was small, said Reich, professor

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Gardening for Pollinators online course – Events

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/events/blog/gardening-for-pollinators-2020/

Jaret Daniels has been working with imperiled butterflies for decades. From the Miami blue to the frosted elfin to the iconic Monarch, many of these species need advocacy and support from the public—especially here in Florida. Our state offers unique environments for a wide variety of butterflies an
Instructors Rachel Mallinger, assistant professor of Entomology at UF, specializes

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Hidden Species – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/100-years/object/hidden-species/

Much of coral reef biodiversity is hidden in its Swiss-cheese like holes and crevices. Beautiful animals such as these rarely seen urchins never leave the safety of reef crevices. Spectacular species are still being discovered. Summary Strawberry Urchin (Chondrocidaris brevispina) From Guam Isl
discovered in this fauna and it is being named after a friend of mine who was a professor

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Presenting mixed-ploidy models – Department of Natural History

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/from-the-field/2024/presenting-mixed-ploidy-models/

From July 26th to 30th, 2024, I attended the Evolution 2024 conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. At this conference, I gave my very last presentation as a graduate student. This presentation focused on Galax urceolata, a flowering plant that occurs only in the Southern Appalachians and includes d
Douglas Soltis, Distinguished Professor of Biology, and Dr.

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