Latest Awards + Honors
Maria Vallejo-Pareja receives paleontology society grant in a first for frog researchers
Maria Vallejo-Pareja, a graduate student at the University of Florida, recently received the Estes Memorial Grant from the Society of…
Adania Flemming receives two University of Florida awards for her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Adania Flemming, a doctoral candidate in the University of Florida’s department of biology, was recently recognized for her extensive efforts…
Florida Museum honors winners of the 2022 Austin, Bullen and Biodiversity awards
The Florida Museum of Natural History has announced the winners of the annual Austin and Bullen awards for student research…
Doug and Pam Soltis in top 1% of most highly cited scientists
Doug and Pam Soltis of the Florida Museum of Natural History were recognized last month as being in the top…
Lucas Majure earns UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
Florida Museum of Natural History botanist Lucas Majure is a 2021 recipient of the University of Florida’s Excellence Award for…
Florida Museum honors 2021 Austin, Bullen student research award winners
The Florida Museum of Natural History announced the 2021 winners of the Austin and Bullen Awards for student research and…
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…
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