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Bruce MacFadden

Two people stand next cliff face along a river bank. One person uses tools to dig while the other person watches.

Education Research

New study shows scientists improve communication, education skills after working with teachers

December 20, 2022

Every summer from 2012 to 2016, Bruce MacFadden and a team of scientists accompanied K-12 teachers on an expedition to…Read More

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News in Brief

Ennead Architects selected for Powell Hall building expansion

October 18, 2022

Ennead Architects, a New York City-based firm that specializes in transformative design for public institutions, has been selected to lead…Read More

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Features

Longtime Florida Museum supporters invest in state’s future with new McGurn Exhibition Hall

March 16, 2021

During its more than 100-year existence, the Florida Museum of Natural History has inspired people to learn and care about…Read More

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Education Research

How can scientists engage the public? New book offers best practices

November 20, 2019

Scientists are increasingly breaking away from the lab or leaving their computer screens to talk to the public about their…Read More

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Hires & Promotions

UF Earth systems institute welcomes Rebecca Burton as communications manager

February 22, 2019

The Thompson Earth Systems Institute at the University of Florida has hired Rebecca Burton as its communications manager. Burton’s first…Read More

fossil sea cow skull seen from side

Life on Earth

20-million-year-old tusked sea cow is Central America’s oldest marine mammal

February 18, 2019

Steven Manchester didn’t set out to discover Central America’s oldest known marine mammal. He was hoping to find fossil plants….Read More

Bruce MacFadden

Awards & Honors

Bruce MacFadden named president of Paleontological Society

January 18, 2019

A Florida Museum of Natural History curator and distinguished professor has been elected to serve as the president of the…Read More

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News in Brief

New Earth systems institute to communicate environmental issues to Floridians

October 15, 2018

The University of Florida has launched the Thompson Earth Systems Institute, an outreach-focused center that aims to advance public understanding…Read More

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Education Research

Teachers receive fossils, create lesson plans at museum workshop

May 16, 2018

Florida Museum of Natural History researchers and amateur paleontologists teamed up to give K-12 teachers a crash course that came…Read More

Cuban crocodile fossil skull

Collections

NSF grant will improve digital access to museum vertebrate fossils

May 4, 2018

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently received a $500,000 collections grant from the National Science Foundation to improve online…Read More

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