Our Impact By the Numbers for FY 2016/2017
Staff and Faculty Teaching
35 Courses taught by Museum faculty
93 Independent Studies supervised
93 Independent Studies supervised
105 Graduate committees chaired
166 Graduate committees served
166 Graduate committees served
Collections and Research
19 States including Florida where Museum scientists conducted research
24 Countries including the U.S. where Museum scientists conducted research
40+ Million total specimens
65 Grants and contracts worth $8.3 million
260 Undergraduates and postdoctoral
fellows working in collections
24 Countries including the U.S. where Museum scientists conducted research
40+ Million total specimens
65 Grants and contracts worth $8.3 million
260 Undergraduates and postdoctoral
fellows working in collections
189 Peer-reviewed publications
495 Collection loans of 85,029 specimens and artifacts
940 Scientific and other visitors to collections
21,274 Accessions to collections
329,633 New specimens and artifacts cataloged
495 Collection loans of 85,029 specimens and artifacts
940 Scientific and other visitors to collections
21,274 Accessions to collections
329,633 New specimens and artifacts cataloged
Latest Awards + Honors
Jan 30, 2019
Alumni Q&A: Angelo Soto-Centeno
“I think one thing from the Florida Museum that I’ll always take with me is how approachable my collaborators were and how they had a genuine...
Jan 18, 2019
Bruce MacFadden named president of Paleontological Society
A Florida Museum of Natural History curator and distinguished professor has been elected to serve as the president of the Paleontological Society, an...
Dec 6, 2018
Pamela Soltis joins National Academies committee on future of biological collections
University of Florida plant biologist Pamela Soltis has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee investigating...
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Faculty Special Achievements in FY 2016/2017
Dr. Jonathan Bloch
- Received a University of Florida Term Professorship Award
Dr. Jaret Daniels
- Received a University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship Award
Dr. Douglas S. Jones
- Received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Association of Museums
Dr. Akito Kawahara
- Received a University of Florida Term Professorship Award
Dr. William Keegan
- Named the Doris Stone Endowment Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America National Speakers Program
Dr. Michal Kowalewski- Appointed as a 2017-2018 Distinguished Speaker by the Paleontological Society Council
Dr. Bruce MacFadden- Selected as president-elect of the Paleontological Society
Darcie MacMahon- Became president of the Southeastern Museums Conference
Dr. Steven Manchester
- Elected president of the International Organisation of Palaeobotany
Dr. William Marquardt- Received the Southeastern Archaeological Conference Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Douglas Soltis- Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Neill Wallis- Received a University of Florida Term Professorship Award