The Florida Museum at Entomology 2025
Once a year, thousands of people from dozens of countries all converge on one city to share the latest news…
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Florida Museum of Natural History welcomes new operations manager for the Randell Research Center on Pine Island, FL
The Florida Museum of Natural History has a new operations manager for its southwest Florida cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation…
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Three Museum staff members awarded for their awe-inspired photography
Assistant scientist Mariela Pajuelo and photographers Kristen Grace and Jeff Gage were all recently awarded for their photography featuring elements…
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Bruce MacFadden receives the Raymond M. Alf Award for Excellence in Paleontological Research and Education
Bruce MacFadden, distinguished professor emeritus and former curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History is this…
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Elise LeCompte receives James R. Short award for lifetime service from Southeastern Museums Conference
Few people at the Florida Museum of Natural History have had a longer tenure than Elise LeCompte, who retired earlier…
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Moritz Lürig receives funding to create a digital atlas of butterflies and moths
Leaf-shaped wings in the delicate yellow-green of the brimstone butterfly; brown wings with spots that resemble eyes and scare off…
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Douglas S. Jones, director of the Florida Museum of Natural History, rejoins faculty after 29 years on the job
“I did hear about your hopefully temporary transfer into higher administrative realms. My only advice is to ditch it as…
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Mariela Pajuelo named University of Florida advisor of the year
Mariela Pajuelo, an assistant scientist at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has been named advisor of the year by…
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Florida Museum of Natural History among winners of Gainesville Beautification Award
At a recent ceremony, the Gainesville City Beautification Board recognized ten local businesses and organizations with the 2025 Gainesville Beautification…
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Charles Cobb named UF Research Foundation 2025 professor
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 35 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF…
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