UF seed grant funds new project to forecast risk of mosquito-borne diseases
An interdisciplinary team led by Robert Guralnick, curator of biodiversity informatics at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has won…Read More
Luis Torres wins first place in the University of Florida Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Luis Torres, a second-year doctoral student in the University of Florida’s department of geological sciences, has won first place in…Read More
Florida Museum receives NAGPRA grant to aid repatriation efforts
The Florida Museum of Natural History has received a consultation/documentation grant for $99,897 from the National Park Service this month….Read More
Florida Museum hires first curator of artificial intelligence for natural history and biodiversity
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently welcomed Arthur Porto as its first curator of artificial intelligence for natural history…Read More
Florida Museum researcher advances to finals in multimillion-dollar biodiversity competition
Over the course of four weeks this summer, a motley crew of biologists, engineers, entrepreneurs and programmers gathered at predetermined…Read More
Andrea Torvinen joins the Florida Museum as Ceramic Technology Lab collection manager
Earlier this year, the Florida Museum of Natural History welcomed Andrea Torvinen as the collections manager of the Ceramic Technology…Read More
Scientists create 3D models of freshwater mussels to help save them from extinction
Scientists and imaging specialists have teamed up to help save one of the world’s most endangered groups of animals: freshwater…Read More
Akito Kawahara named director of McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
The Florida Museum of Natural History has named Akito Kawahara as the new director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera…Read More
Stephanie Killingsworth receives award for outstanding geoscience graduate students
Stephanie Killingsworth has been named a recipient of the Winifred Goldring Award by the Association for Women Geoscientists. This national…Read More
Megan Ennes named director of the University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute
Megan Ennes, assistant curator of museum education at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has been named the new director…Read More