Latest Awards + Honors
Robert Guralnick named UF Research Foundation Professor
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Florida Museum of Natural History scientist Robert Guralnick a UFRF Professor for…
Austin, Bullen 2020 student research award winners named
The Florida Museum of Natural History and Florida Museum University Teaching Committee recently announced the winners of the 2020 Austin…
Oldest mahogany fossil named for paleobotanist Steven Manchester
A fruit from a mahogany tree that flourished in the time of the dinosaurs has been named in honor of…
Lawrence Page receives Fulbright award to study freshwater fish in Thailand
Lawrence Page, Florida Museum of Natural History curator of fishes, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to document…
Two Florida Museum scientists elected 2019 AAAS fellows
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis have been named 2019 fellows of the American Association…
Museum team’s data tool wins second place in Ebbe Nielsen Challenge
A data citation and tracking tool created by Florida Museum of Natural History researchers has won second place in the…
Pamela Soltis named president of American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Florida Museum of Natural History curator and distinguished professor Pamela Soltis has been elected to serve as president of the…
Our Impact By the Numbers for FY 2019/2020
Staff and Faculty Teaching
108 Graduate committees chaired
137 Independent Studies supervised
Collections and Research
467 Collection loans of 38,772 specimens and artifacts
40+ Million total specimens and artifacts
55 New grants and contracts worth $9 million
221 Undergraduates and postdoctoral fellows working in the collections
21 Countries including the U.S. where Museum scientists conducted research
21 States including Florida where Museum scientists conducted research
187,921 New accessions to collections
358,465 New specimens and artifacts cataloged