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Awards & Honors

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Awards & Honors

Luis Torres wins first place in the University of Florida Three-Minute Thesis Competition

November 14, 2023

Luis Torres, a second-year doctoral student in the University of Florida’s department of geological sciences, has won first place in…Read More

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Florida Museum researcher advances to finals in multimillion-dollar biodiversity competition

September 5, 2023

Over the course of four weeks this summer, a motley crew of biologists, engineers, entrepreneurs and programmers gathered at predetermined…Read More

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Stephanie Killingsworth receives award for outstanding geoscience graduate students

June 12, 2023

Stephanie Killingsworth has been named a recipient of the Winifred Goldring Award by the Association for Women Geoscientists. This national…Read More

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McCarty Woods Restoration team receives UF Champions for Change award

April 21, 2023

The University of Florida’s Office of Sustainability and the Healthy Gators Coalition recognized seven individuals and groups for the annual…Read More

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David Blackburn named UF Research Foundation Professor

April 19, 2023

The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Florida Museum curator of herpetology David Blackburn as one of its 2023…Read More

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Florida Museum graduate students receive NSF GRFP award, honorable mentions

April 14, 2023

The National Science Foundation has announced the recipients and honorable mentions of its 2023 Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards, which…Read More

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Florida Museum honors 2023 Austin and Biodiversity award winners

April 5, 2023

The Florida Museum of Natural History has announced the winners of the annual Austin and biodiversity graduate student awards. Jeanette…Read More

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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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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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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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Jerald Pinson, Science Writer

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