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Remembering Florida Museum curator Jacqueline Miller

September 3, 2024

Jacqueline Miller, Allyn curator emerita at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the Florida Museum of Natural History,…
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Bruce MacFadden, curator of vertebrate paleontology, retires after 47 years at the Florida Museum of Natural History

August 7, 2024

In 1977, Bruce MacFadden accepted a curatorial position with the Florida Museum of Natural History’s vertebrate paleontology collection. Since then,…
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New staff highlight: Amanda Hall, collection manager for Florida and Caribbean archaeology and bioarchaeology

May 17, 2024

Amanda Hall has had a lifelong passion for history. As a child, she spent countless hours in museums admiring exhibits…
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The immense journey: The life of Harry Lee, in the words of those who knew him

February 27, 2024

In his book, “The Immense Journey,” anthropologist Loren Eiseley wrote, “If there is magic in this world, it is contained…
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Remembering prolific ichthyology expert Carter Gilbert

June 21, 2022

Carter Rowell Gilbert, former curator emeritus of ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, passed away peacefully earlier this…
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Remembering lifelong paleontology expert S. David Webb

September 27, 2019

The Florida Museum of Natural History is saddened to announce the death of S. David Webb, former distinguished research curator…
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Honoring lifelong reptile and amphibian expert Joseph Mitchell

July 11, 2019

Valued herpetologist and Florida Museum of Natural History research associate Joseph Mitchell died on July 2. Widely known for his…
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Remembering botanist Mark Whitten

April 19, 2019

The Florida Museum is saddened to announce the sudden death of botanist Mark Whitten. Whitten was well known for his…
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Alumni Q&A: Angelo Soto-Centeno

January 30, 2019

“I think one thing from the Florida Museum that I’ll always take with me is how approachable my collaborators were…
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The man behind the world’s largest private shell collection

June 27, 2018

Volunteer Harry Lee has been transferring shells to the Florida Museum one car load at a time for eight years….
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