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Florida Museum, Head Start team up to provide local families with unique experience

Mar 9, 2022

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History is opening its doors to Head Start families for a special … Continued

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Florida Museum to plant butterfly garden at local YMCA

May 26, 2021

MEDIA ADVISORY WHEN: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Saturday, May 29 WHO: Angela Howard, North Central Florida YMCA’s President/CEO, and Alberto Lopez Torres, … Continued

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Florida Museum partners with community centers to conduct virtual photography sessions for local children

Jul 27, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Museum of Natural History educators did not let COVID-19 put a damper on their plans to … Continued

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Want to advance museum science? You can help without leaving home

Apr 15, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If you have a computer, you can help move research forward this Thursday through Sunday by participating … Continued

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Scientist in Every Florida School program delivers online resources to K-12 teachers amid COVID-19 crisis

Apr 1, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The ongoing global health pandemic has disrupted traditional school learning, prompting Florida K-12 teachers to quickly mobilize, … Continued

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Summer camp enrollment opens March 15, March 1 for members

Feb 27, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Children will have an opportunity to snap photos of nature, learn about ancient Egypt and meet live … Continued

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Bronia Lowenstein establishes education endowment for docents

Oct 10, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Former school teacher Bronia Lowenstein, who has volunteered at the Florida Museum of Natural History more than … Continued

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Volunteer sponsors summer camp registration for migrant students

Apr 10, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When Mary White retired in 2003 after teaching for 20 years at Idylwild Elementary School in southwest … Continued

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40th ‘Collectors Day’ program set for Jan. 12, 2019

Dec 3, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Even after attending nearly 40 “Collectors Day” programs at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Carter Gilbert … Continued

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‘Trashformations’ art competition award ceremony set for Nov. 30

Nov 14, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Alachua County middle school, high school and college students are invited to get creative and turn “waste” … Continued

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