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Pam Soltis

Awards & Honors

Pamela Soltis joins National Academies committee on future of biological collections

December 6, 2018

University of Florida plant biologist Pamela Soltis has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee…
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scientist Natasha Vitek kneels on hill to dig for fossils

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Florida Museum doctoral student wins $15,000 scholarship

August 23, 2018

The Philanthropic Educational Organization Sisterhood (P.E.O.) has awarded a $15,000 scholarship to Natasha Vitek, a doctoral student in vertebrate paleontology…
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woman kneels on a mountainside to collect a plant

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Florida Museum botany doctoral graduate wins Cooley Award

August 16, 2018

The American Society of Plant Taxonomists has selected Rebecca Stubbs as its 2018 George R. Cooley Award recipient. Considered one…
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man holding specimen jar

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Curator of fishes Larry Page elected fellow of the American Fisheries Society

August 1, 2018

The American Fisheries Society selected Florida Museum of Natural History curator of fishes Larry Page as a member of its…
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Barbara Toomey

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Volunteer Barbara Toomey wins Katherine Palmer Award

May 23, 2018

The Paleontological Research Institution has awarded its annual Katherine Palmer Award to Florida Museum of Natural History volunteer Barbara K….
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A scientist poses at a fossil site

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Florida Museum doctoral student receives NSF graduate fellowship

April 19, 2018

Florida Museum of Natural History doctoral student Rachel Narducci was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Narducci,…
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Award winners group photo

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Austin, Bullen 2018 student research award winners named

April 6, 2018

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2018 Austin Award and Bullen Award for student…
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smiling woman next to potted plants

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Plant biologist Pam Soltis receives SURA’s Distinguished Scientist Award

March 7, 2018

University of Florida plant biologist Pam Soltis will receive the Southeastern Universities Research Association’s 2018 Distinguished Scientist Award, given annually…
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Carr medal

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Two scientists receive Carr Medal for turtle conservation efforts

November 17, 2017

This year’s winners of the Archie F. Carr Medal, which honors the late conservationist Archie Carr, are the first of…
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Doug Jones

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Director Doug Jones elected as American Alliance of Museums board chair

June 7, 2017

Florida Museum of Natural History Director Douglas Jones has been elected chair of the board for the American Alliance of…
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