What is oVert? oVert, short for openVertebrate, is a new initiative to provide free, digital 3-D vertebrate anatomy models and data to researchers, educators, students and the public. Over the next four years, the oVert team will CT scan 20,000 fluid-preserved specimens from U.S. museum collections
The oVert team will train museum specialists to produce, curate and distribute 3-
The Florida Museum of Natural History is expanding this month with the opening of a state-of-the-art special collections building on the University of Florida campus. The museum has functioned as Florida’s official repository of the state’s biodiversity and cultural heritage for more than 100 yea
Museum faculty also train hundreds of University of Florida undergraduate and graduate
As a vegan and animal lover, lab technician Samantha Epstein had always envisioned a future working with wildlife. „I definitely love working with live specimens, studying their behavior,“ she said. „I never really thought I’d be working with dead stuff.“ Lab techs and volunteers are an in
lab about two years ago as a volunteer, and now one of her jobs is to recruit and train
An analysis of birds that died at Florida wildlife rehabilitation clinics found songbirds and other land-dwelling species were most often killed by traumatic injuries, commonly caused by cats or collisions with buildings, windows or vehicles. For seabirds, malnourishment was a leading cause of death
Salvaged birds enable the researchers to train students in specimen preparation and
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Science Surprises program has expanded to now take place throughout the year thanks to more than $40,000 in funding from the Children’s Trust of Alachua County since 2022. The program, which began during the 2019 school year, consists
During the pandemic, museum staff members were able to train educators in person,
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Crowded, noisy environments, like zoos and museums, can be stressful and make it difficult for some people on the autism spectrum to enjoy learning. In an effort to create a more inviting environment for all, the Florida Museum of Natural History hosts Museum for Me programs mult
gauge any issues the exhibit might pose for those who are autistic as well as to train
Last week, Glaucia Del-Rio officially stepped into her role as curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. She replaces retired curator David Steadman, who held the position between 1995 and 2021. Del-Rio was raised in São Paulo, Brazil, a sprawling urban complex with high-ri
birds she studied for her dissertation get their name from their habit of following trains
The showy colors of some butterflies could advertise their speed and nimbleness, much like a coat of bright yellow paint on a sports car. A new study shows birds can learn to recognize these visual cues, avoiding not only butterflies they’ve failed to nab in the past but similar-looking species as w
tits, birds that would never have encountered tropical Adelpha butterflies, and train
„I think one thing from the Florida Museum that I’ll always take with me is how approachable my collaborators were and how they had a genuine commitment to my success as a scientist.“ Meet Angelo Soto-Centeno, assistant professor in the department of biological sciences at Rutgers University-Newark
I train many students in my lab to conduct research on different questions pertaining
Environmental Archaeology Program Collections Policies Contact: Kitty F. Emery, PhD., Associate Curator (352)273-1919 kemery@flmnh.ufl.eduEnvironmental Archaeology Program Florida Museum of Natural History Dickinson Hall, Museum Road University of Florida, P.O. Box 117800 Gainesville,
) of collaborative work with private companies where contract funds are used to train
