American Art and the Science Education Center or 2018’s winners. Continue reading 2018 Education Awards recognize outstanding achievement and innovation
Dr. Skorton pauses to reflect on his first official year as Secretary and offers some insight into the direction he will lead the Smithsonian as we move forward. Continue reading Proud to be your colleague
The challenge of bridging the gap in scientific literacy is one the Smithsonian is willing to accept and one we are unwilling to postpone. Continue reading STEMming the tide of scientific illiteracy
For decades, scientists with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Conservation Ecology Center and partners have traveled to Myanmar to study Asian elephants, a species threatened by poaching, habitat loss and human-elephant conflict. Continue reading Field in Focus | Saving Elephants in Myanmar (Part 3)
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 need a doctorate to help heal the Earth
Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton recently tweeted his gratitude to the Smithsonian's thousands of volunteers. Follow him at https://twitter.com/David Skorton Continue reading We’re all a-twitter!
We learned about efforts to make art more representative of the nation’s citizens and Trump’s efforts to make the nation more representative of … Trump. Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week of May 5 – May 11, 2019
May 19, 1883. The relics of George Washington are transferred to the National Museum. Martha is not part of the deal. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: May 19, 1883
