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Bruce MacFadden

Bruce MacFadden with book

Education & Outreach

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

smiling woman against backdrop of greenery

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

panoramic view of Cedar Keys

Climate Change

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

people looking at fossils

Education & Outreach

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

fossil shark teeth laid out in order

Education & Outreach

World’s biggest shark goes to school, thanks to 3-D printing

May 3, 2017

University of Florida researchers are taking down the Plexiglas walls between museum collections and K-12 classrooms with an educational program…Read More

Bruce McFadden with articulated fossil

Awards & Honors

Bruce MacFadden named president-elect of Paleontological Society

September 21, 2016

A Florida Museum of Natural History curator has been selected to serve as president-elect of the Paleontological Society, the largest…Read More

Catalina with shark tooth

Evolution

Megalodon shark became extinct 2.6 million years ago

October 22, 2014

A new University of Florida study dismisses claims that megalodon is still alive by determining a date of extinction for…Read More

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