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Glaucia Del-Rio joins the Florida Museum of Natural History as curator of ornithology

February 5, 2025

Last week, Glaucia Del-Rio officially stepped into her role as curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History….
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Vaughn Shirey joins Florida Museum of Natural History as newest curator of butterflies and moths

January 22, 2025

We are excited to welcome our newest curator, Vaughn Shirey, to the Florida Museum of Natural History. Working in the…
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Michelle LeFebvre assumes new role as director of Randell Research Center

November 21, 2024

The Florida Museum’s Randell Research Center has a new director! Michelle LeFebvre, curator of South Florida archaeology and ethnography, as…
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Advait Jukar joins Florida Museum of Natural History as newest curator of vertebrate paleontology

August 7, 2024

The Florida Museum of Natural History welcomes Advait Jukar as its newest curator of vertebrate paleontology. He replaces curator emeritus…
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New faculty highlight: Jonathan Nations, curator of mammals

May 17, 2024

Jonathan Nations joined the Florida Museum of Natural History as curator of mammals this April. Before delving into biology, he…
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Florida Museum hires first curator of artificial intelligence for natural history and biodiversity

October 10, 2023

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently welcomed Arthur Porto as its first curator of artificial intelligence for natural history…
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Andrea Torvinen joins the Florida Museum as Ceramic Technology Lab collection manager

August 23, 2023

Earlier this year, the Florida Museum of Natural History welcomed Andrea Torvinen as the collections manager of the Ceramic Technology…
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Akito Kawahara named director of McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity

August 17, 2023

The Florida Museum of Natural History has named Akito Kawahara as the new director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera…
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Megan Ennes named director of the University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute

June 2, 2023

Megan Ennes, assistant curator of museum education at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has been named the new director…
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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…
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