Sarah Grady was waiting tables and deciding what to do with her new anthropology degree when a restaurant customer told her about the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s Archaeology Lab. The rest, as they say, is history. Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah Grady, Explorer of Past and Future Landscapes
From exposing the secret lives of mammals to protecting native orchid growth, citizen scientists strengthen Smithsonian conservation around the world. Continue reading Citizen scientists: You don’t have to have a doctorate to help heal the Earth
Nothing says summer on the Chesapeake Bay like crabs. The Environmental Research Center is looking for volunteers to do some serious crabbing–but you’ll probably want to forgo the drawn butter and Old Bay. Continue reading Citizen Scientists help tackle creepy threat to native crabs
Nothing says summer on the Chesapeake Bay like crabs. The Environmental Research Center is looking for volunteers to do some serious crabbing–but you’ll probably want to forgo the drawn butter and Old Bay. Continue reading Citizen Scientists help tackle creepy threat to native crabs
June 30: COVID-19 Safety Awareness training is REQUIRED before returning to work during Phase 1. Continue reading COVID-19 Update: Safety Training and Health Screening
Our obligation to future generations is to ensure that when they seek the lessons of transformation and resilience from our moment, they have the record to do so. Continue reading Collecting today for tomorrow
Dr Jim Zimbelman recognized for his outstanding work in planetary studies. Continue reading Thinking globally, acting locally
Author of more than 20 peer-reviewed articles and with three decades of experience at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Center, Dr. Oris Sanjur takes the the helm as Acting Director. Continue reading Oris Sanjur is the first woman to head the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Secretary Bunch reminds us that we are strongest when we embrace the full range of what it means to be American. Continue reading Pride Month: Celebrating the strength and diversity of our community
Nope, racist Teddy Roosevelt belongs to that other natural history museum. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was June 22 – June 26, 2020
