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Awards & Honors

Pamela Soltis selected as 2022 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

January 31, 2023

Pamela Soltis, a distinguished professor and curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has been selected as a 2022…Read More

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Archaeologists awarded NSF grant to survey Florida cultural heritage sites damaged by Hurricane Ian

December 19, 2022

The National Science Foundation has awarded emergency funding to archaeologists at three institutions to survey cultural heritage sites damaged by…Read More

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Hires & Promotions

Rachel Narducci takes on new role as vertebrate paleontology collections manager

October 26, 2022

Like many children, Rachel Narducci gained a love and appreciation of dinosaurs from the movie “Jurassic Park.” Unlike most kids…Read More

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Hires & Promotions

Archaeologist Catherine Smith joins the Florida Museum as its first full-time NAGPRA coordinator

October 26, 2022

Earlier this year, the Florida Museum of Natural History welcomed Catherine Smith as its first full-time NAGPRA coordinator. Smith has…Read More

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Maria Vallejo-Pareja receives paleontology society grant in a first for frog researchers

August 17, 2022

Maria Vallejo-Pareja, a graduate student at the University of Florida, recently received the Estes Memorial Grant from the Society of…Read More

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Remembering prolific ichthyology expert Carter Gilbert

June 21, 2022

Carter Rowell Gilbert, former curator emeritus of ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, passed away peacefully earlier this…Read More

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Awards & Honors

Adania Flemming receives two University of Florida awards for her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

June 14, 2022

Adania Flemming, a doctoral candidate in the University of Florida’s department of biology, was recently recognized for her extensive efforts…Read More

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Awards & Honors

Florida Museum honors winners of the 2022 Austin, Bullen and Biodiversity awards

April 13, 2022

The Florida Museum of Natural History has announced the winners of the annual Austin and Bullen awards for student research…Read More

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Hires & Promotions

Jennifer Green joins the Florida Museum as new archaeology collections manager

March 31, 2022

Jennifer Green grew up surrounded by the sub-tropical diversity of Southern Florida, where she spent most of her time exploring…Read More

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Hires & Promotions

Nicolas Gauthier leveraging AI to increase the value of museum collections

March 17, 2022

Earlier this year, Nicolas Gauthier joined the Florida Museum of Natural History as its first curator of artificial intelligence, part…Read More

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Gainesville, FL 32611

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Jerald Pinson, Science Writer

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