Recordings of the May 9 programs are now available Continue reading Enjoy the 2023 Volunteer Appreciation Event (even if you couldn’t make it in person)
Only 19 percent of articles on Wikipedia are about women. In the field of science, this difference is even more pronounced. But now, a team at the Smithsonian is using artificial intelligence and good old fashioned research skills to scour the archives for lost women of science and publish their stories … before it’s too late. Continue reading The Funk List
Half a century after the end of the Vietnam war, “Camp Legacy” on the National Mall offered a commemoration. Continue reading “Welcome Home”
Thank you for celebrating with us in April at the Third Annual Smithsonian Volunteer Appreciation Event with Secretary Bunch! If you were unable to join us, or just want to relive the event, we’ll share the recording with volunteers soon. Continue reading Volunteer highlights from around the Smithsonian
OSHEM2U: Take charge of your health. Receive an individual Health Risk Assessment at a special event May 17. Continue reading OSHEM2U: Take charge of your health
Smithsonian Staff Learning Series: What’s coming up in May Continue reading Smithsonian Staff Learning Series: What’s coming up in May
The National Museum of the American Latino is highlighting some of their amazing volunteers on social media for Volunteer Appreciation Month. Meet Volunteer Docent Nephtali Rodriguez Castellar. Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Nephtali Rodriguez Castellar
Learn how botanical illustrator Alice Tangerini keeps traditional artistic methods alive in the increasingly digital world of science. Continue reading The Smithsonian’s Only Botanical Illustrator Transforms Science Into Stunning Works of Art
Smithsonian Transcription Center volunteer Jennie Caughran has transcribed more than 140,000 pages of Freedmen’s Bureau Records. making it possible for thousands of people to access these historically important documents and learn more about the Reconstruction era. Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Transcription Titan Jennie Caughran and the Freedmen’s Bureau Records
Sidedoor sat down with Bill Nye to get schooled on science education, comedy, and the 1990s hit TV show that turned him into an entire generation’s favorite science teacher. Continue reading Bill Nye, the Sidedoor Guy
Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen. Voting ends Sunday, September 21st! Continue reading Vote now for the Autumn 2025 Windows Lock Screen
(Ed. note: We should note that it's never wise to stand behind a cow, even a buttery one. Cow pies never win blue ribbons.) Continue reading Behind the Butter Cow: A Look at the Renwick’s new State Fair exhibition
More than $2.5 million in grants has been awarded to fund projects ranging from exposing little kids to nature, the link between movement and emotional wellbeing and building a robotic telescope. Continue reading 2025 Together we Thrive
Melanie Adams will serve as interim director beginning August 26. Continue reading Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is stepping down
