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Three shell specimens

Profiles

The man behind the world’s largest private shell collection

June 27, 2018

Volunteer Harry Lee has been transferring shells to the Florida Museum one car load at a time for eight years….Read More

Portrait of a researcher in a Florida Museum collection

Our People

Butterfly expert Thomas Emmel has died

May 29, 2018

The Florida Museum is shocked and saddened by the passing of Thomas Emmel, our colleague and friend, who died over…Read More

Barbara Toomey

Awards & Honors

Volunteer Barbara Toomey wins Katherine Palmer Award

May 23, 2018

The Paleontological Research Institution has awarded its annual Katherine Palmer Award to Florida Museum of Natural History volunteer Barbara K….Read More

orange butterflies

Profiles

40 years of friendship, 70,000 specimens: Amateur entomologists donate lifetimes’ worth of butterflies and moths

May 21, 2018

As a 4-year-old, butterfly net in hand, Ed Knudson set out to catch insects in his neighborhood. Little did he…Read More

A scientist poses at a fossil site

Awards & Honors

Florida Museum doctoral student receives NSF graduate fellowship

April 19, 2018

Florida Museum of Natural History doctoral student Rachel Narducci was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Narducci,…Read More

Award winners group photo

Awards & Honors

Austin, Bullen 2018 student research award winners named

April 6, 2018

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently announced the winners of the 2018 Austin Award and Bullen Award for student…Read More

smiling woman next to potted plants

Awards & Honors

Plant biologist Pam Soltis receives SURA’s Distinguished Scientist Award

March 7, 2018

University of Florida plant biologist Pam Soltis will receive the Southeastern Universities Research Association’s 2018 Distinguished Scientist Award, given annually…Read More

Burgess with shark specimen jars

Profiles

Former shark program director Burgess retires, will focus on research

February 5, 2018

Throughout his more than 40-year career at the University of Florida, George Burgess gained an international reputation with the media…Read More

Michelle Barboza in the field

Profiles

Becoming Visible: Michelle Barboza

December 5, 2017

The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History celebrated 100 years of inspiring people to care about life on…Read More

Adania Flemming collecting in a creek

Profiles

Becoming Visible: Adania Flemming

December 5, 2017

The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History celebrated 100 years of inspiring people to care about life on…Read More

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