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ICYMI: Highlights from the week of August 8 – 12, 2022

This is a sampling of approximately 3,740 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

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Art and Design

At the Renwick Gallery, craft that captures our polarized times  
The Washington Post – August 6, 2022

What Jet and Ebony Magzines’ archives will show the public  
WBUR-FM – August 8, 2022

Obama Portraits Tour comes to the deYoung Museum in San Francisco  
CBS News – August 6, 2022

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History, Culture, and Education

MIC’D UP | Preview of the National Museum of the American Latino  
WUSA-TV – August 11, 2022

Imagine the Smithsonian is under attack. This ‘army’ is ready.  
The Washington Post – August 11, 2022

DJ Spinderella, D Smoke headline Hip-Hop Block Party at Black History Museum  
WTOP-FM – August 11, 2022

Smithsonian’s Dolores Huerta exhibit comes to Brownsville amid deeply felt legacy  
Texas Public Radio – August 10, 2022

‘The increase and diffusion of knowledge’: Smithsonian celebrates its 176th birthday  
WTOP-FM – August 10, 2022

Science and Technology

Supergiant Betelgeuse had a never-before-seen massive eruption  
CNN International – August 12, 2022

Why Eelgrass in the Atlantic Ocean Faces an Uphill Battle  
Smithsonian Magazine – August 12, 2022

COOKING WITH COMO: Wild Animal Diets  
FOX 5 DC – August 11, 2022

I met 2050 me, and here’s what I learned  
Fast Company – August 11, 2022

‘Schrodinger’s Galaxy Candidate’ Is JWST’s Latest Deep Space Puzzle to Solve  
CNET – August 8, 2022

With record-breaking heat, zoos are finding ways to keep their animals cool  
NPR – August 6, 2022

Scientists spot puzzling, unusually perfect holes on the ocean floor  
Mashable – August 6, 2022

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Posted: 14 August 2022
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.