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Nicole Cannarozzi

Adania Flemming examines a fish

Education & Outreach

‘Black in Natural History Museums Week’ coming to social media Oct. 17-23

October 13, 2021

The inaugural Black in Natural History Museums Week, Oct. 17-23, is an online social media festival that acknowledges, unites and…Read More

Liz Wing studies animal remains at a lab bench

Cultural Heritage

Liz Wing: A portrait in persistence

March 5, 2020

Elizabeth “Liz” Wing arrived at the University of Florida in the mid-1950s with little more than a suitcase, less than…Read More

close-up of raw oysters on ice

Cultural Heritage

Only eat oysters in months with an ‘r’? Rule of thumb is at least 4,000 years old

November 20, 2019

Foodie tradition dictates only eating wild oysters in months with the letter “r” – from September to April – to…Read More

three piles, one of bones, one of shells, one of charred plant remains

Collections

Environmental archaeology receives NSF grant to curate specimens before data go ‘dark’

November 6, 2019

The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Environmental Archaeology Program received a nearly $800,000 National Science Foundation grant to curate some…Read More

small bones

Collections

Florida Museum receives NSF grant to lead conservation paleobiology research network

August 7, 2019

The National Science Foundation awarded the Florida Museum of Natural History a $500,000 grant to develop a research coordination network…Read More

Nicole Cannarozzi in collections

Hires & Promotions

Nicole Cannarozzi appointed environmental archaeology collections manager

October 4, 2018

Archaeologist and collections assistant Nicole Cannarozzi was recently appointed collections manager of the Florida Museum of Natural History’s environmental archaeology…Read More

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