Dec
05
“To Inspire Curiosity and Connection”
Under Secretary for Education touts new programs in line with a newly refined mission. Continue reading “To Inspire Curiosity and Connection”
Dec
03
Meet the Archaeologist Leading the Natural History Museum’s Repatriation Efforts
With more than 20 years of experience at the Smithsonian, Dorothy Lippert is championing a collaborative approach to repatriation. Continue reading Meet the Archaeologist Leading the Natural History Museum’s Repatriation Efforts
Nov
30
Native American narrative: Ensuring history, culture and contemporary life are integral in classrooms
An ongoing goal of the National Museum of the American Indian is to change the Native American narrative in schools all year long. Continue reading Native American narrative: Ensuring history, culture and contemporary life are integral in classrooms
Nov
26
Wrinkled Radicals
Age may just be a number, but with the current debate over how old is too old to serve as President or a member of Congress, it’s a good time to remind ourselves that Americans were once automatically consigned to a decrepit and ignominious old age on their 65th birthday. Continue reading Wrinkled Radicals
Nov
22
Fungi: friend or foe? Erin Spear is in Panama to find out
Eye on Science presents, “Fun with Fungus” starring Erin Spear. Continue reading Fungi: friend or foe? Erin Spear is in Panama to find out
Nov
13
All the news that’s fit to print–about giant pandas, anyway
The National Zoo’s three giant pandas were returned safely to China last week. Their departure may have left a void in our hearts, but it certainly filled a giant news hole. We’ve collected some of the major stories about the 51-year history of giant pandas in Washington, D.C., and the future possibility of their return. Continue reading All the news that’s fit to print–about giant pandas, anyway
Nov
08
Parasites and poop: All in a day’s work for Katrina Lohan
Eye on Science: Katrina Lohan’s career has been defined by her love of three things—the ocean, DNA, and parasites—and her tolerance for one other: poop. Today, she combines all these elements at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Continue reading Parasites and poop: All in a day’s work for Katrina Lohan
Nov
08
Karen Collins: Exoplanet Hunter
Eye on Science: Astronomer Karen Collins of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory didn’t actually become an astronomer until she was in her 50s, but despite her late start, she has already helped discover an exoplanet (a planet outside our solar system) that might be able to sustain life. Continue reading Karen Collins: Exoplanet Hunter
Nov
08
Giant Pandas are on their way to China
Giant pandas Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji began their journey to China this morning. The approximately 19-hour, trans-Pacific flight from Washington, D.C., to Chengdu, China, will include a brief refueling stop in Anchorage, Alaska. Continue reading Giant Pandas are on their way to China
Nov
08
The end of a beara: Farewell Giant Pandas
All three Giant Pandas are leaving the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for China this week. Why now? Pandas have lived and thrived at the Zoo for more than 50 years, since the first Giant Panda arrived as a gift from China during the Nixon administration. Continue reading The end of a beara: Farewell Giant Pandas
