Description: [view in Spanish][edan-image:id=siris_sic_7144,size=200,right]During construction of the Panama Canal at the start of the century, many laborers died of malaria and yellow fever. To find ways to control the diseases, North American biologists came to the isthmus of Panama. Some of these scientists were so impressed by the diversity of the natural environment that they later
Description: Marie Malaro, 1933-2018, entered law in 1957 when few women were admitted to the bar, and then taught generations of museum professionals how law and ethics applied to their work every day.
Description: [view in English]Matthew Stirling desarrolló enteramente su carrera en antropología y arqueología en el Smithsonian Institution. Geográficamente, cubrió un área desde Nueva Guinea hasta las Américas, y sus contribuciones a la ciencia fue igualmente amplia. Educado en la Universidad de California en Berkeley y la Universidad de George Washington, Stirling fue un investigador de