ICYMI: Highlights from the week of August 1 – 5, 2022
This is a sampling of approximately 4,880 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.
Art and Design
Designers Build a Provocative Road Map for World Peace
Smithsonian Magazine – August 3, 2022
National Portrait Gallery celebrates ‘Remarkable Black Women’ with new exhibit
WJLA-TV – August 3, 2022
Ebony and Jet Archives Find a New Home
The Takeaway – August 4, 2022
Getty And The Smithsonian Acquire Ebony And Jet Photo Archives
Essence – August 2, 2022
History, Culture, and Education
Groundbreaking exhibit of Civil Rights photos and memorabilia travels to Texas museum
CultureMap Austin – August 3, 2022
Indigenous leaders bring their ancestors home after 90 years at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Australian Broadcasting Commission – August 3, 2022
Bill Russell, basketball legend with record 11 NBA titles, dies at 88
NPR – July 31, 2022
NASM Reopening
Air and Space Museum reopens Oct. 14. Star Wars fans should cheer.
The Washington Post – August 2, 2022
Air and Space Museum to open 8 new, renovated exhibitions this fall
WJLA-TV – August 2, 2022
Science and Technology
4 spots where your kids can pretend they’re in Jurassic Park
Washington Post – August 5, 2022
Eelgrass Is Still Reeling from the Last Ice Age
Hakai Magazine – August 4, 2022
What is the fastest animal in the world? The quickest creatures on land, air and sea.
USA Today – August 5, 2022
Meet the National Zoo’s dietary Dr. Doolittle
Veterinary Practice News – August 4, 2022
University of Hawaii scientist grows tropical sea urchin in lab
Honolulu Star-Advertiser – August 3, 2022
Space Junk Crashing All Over the World, Upsetting Everyone
VICE – August 1, 2022
As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape
Associated Press – August 1, 2022
Various Subjects
Vernon L. Simms, chief of staff for the late U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and home improvement business owner, dies
Capital Gazette Communications LLC – August 5, 2022
Posted: 5 August 2022
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