ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was August 10 -14
No one can keep up with everything, so let us do it for you. We’ll gather the top Smithsonian stories from across the country and around the world each week so you’ll never be at a loss about what’s happening in our world.
A giant shark, a star goes dark—2020 keeps getting better and better.
This is a sampling of approximately 2,020 media clips covering the Smithsonian.
Art and Design
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Eleanor Roosevelt and Sonia Sotomayor on DC list of influential women
USA Today – August 13, 2020
Get Out There: Rainy Day Activities
WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio – August 13, 2020
A warrior woman with five faces and an ode to the twin towers: Two monumental acquisitions reopen the Hirshhorn’s sculpture garden
The Washington Post – August 12, 2020
Hirshhorn Museum hosts virtual summer speaker series ‘Talking to Our Time’
WTOP.com – August 12, 2020
Coronavirus and Reopening
Opening up the Smithsonian slowly and safely during COVID-19
PBS NewsHour – August 10, 2020
Museums encourage the public to “collect the moment”
PIX 11 – August 10, 2020
History, Culture and Education
The Keepers Of Chicago’s Black History Fight To Stay Alive During The Pandemic
WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago – August 13, 2020
We can tear down false idols of history. Thomas Jefferson did it to Jesus Christ.
The Washington Post – August 13, 2020
Students find new purpose after learning about Black history on trip to D.C.
Today.com – August 11, 2020
How Geraldine Ferraro’s 1984 Campaign Broke the Vice-Presidential Glass Ceiling
Smithsonian.com – August 10, 2020
The New York Times – Winning the Right to Vote Was the Work of Many Lifetimes
The New York Times – 17 Learning Tools For Your Next Outdoor Excursion
Science and Technology
Hubble spies the culprit behind Betelgeuse star’s dimming
CNN.com – August 14, 2020
A star is reborn: dust cloud blamed for dimming of Betelgeuse
The Guardian – August 14, 2020
A rare giant shark now sits in an ice block at the Smithsonian, allowing researchers to hopefully unravel clues about its evolution
CNN.com – August 11, 2020
Saving the giant panda from extinction
CBS News – August 9, 2020
Bird population boosted at National Zoo during virus shutdown
The Washington Post – August 8, 2020
Forbes Centroamérica – Most Powerful Women in Central America and the Dominican Republic
Secretary Bunch
Life in the Time of Coronavirus: In conversation with Lonnie G. Bunch III
IAS Talk Pieces – August 13, 2020
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Posted: 17 August 2020
