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02

ICYMI: Highlights from the week of October 25 – 29, 2021

This is a sampling of approximately 3,210 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

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Art and Design

Hung Liu’s Crying Canvases Reframe Immigration Stories At Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Forbes – October 26, 2021

Museum visitors find strength in new Breonna Taylor portrait
WUSA-TV – October 25, 2021

History, Culture, and Education

Reconstructing America
The Economist – October 26, 2021

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Science and Technology

The Story Behind the New 8,000-Pound Quartz at the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Magazine – October 28, 2021

The Inside Story-Fighting the Pandemic TRANSCRIPT
Voice of America – October 28, 2021

Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy
BBC News – October 25, 2021

Signs of an extreme planet found in another galaxy
National Geographic – October 25, 2021

How zoos persuade animals to get the coronavirus vaccine. (M&Ms and ice cream help.)
The Washington Post – October 22, 2021

Various Subjects

Read a New Short Story About How We Might Remember Summer 2020 in a 2071 Smithsonian Exhibit
Slate – October 29, 2021

Native American legend Sitting Bull’s great-grandson identified through DNA from 130-year-old hair
The Washington Post – October 28, 2021

Sitting Bull’s great-grandson identified through DNA fragments
NBC News – October 28, 2021

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Posted: 2 November 2021
About the Author:

Madeleine “Maddie” Weyand-Geise recently joined OPA as the public affairs assistant, though she’s yet to step foot into the Castle as an employee. After starting work mid-pandemic, Maddie can’t wait for coworkers other than her aloe plant. Maddie comes to OPA with a background working in communications for local arts organizations and higher education. With degrees in art history and public relations, Maddie sees the Smithsonian as the perfect workplace to combine her passions for art, public access and education.