Results for "Shorelines: Postings from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (Blog)"
- Blog Post
Link Love: 1/14/2011
- Date: January 14, 2011
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Webpage
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI)
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Facing our Fears
- Date: October 30, 2018
- Creator: Nora Lockshin
- Description: An unusually serious Halloween post in which we dress up to stage a mock recovery from a museum fire.
The Increase and Diffusion of Data
- Date: October 19, 2021
- Description: Research has been at the core of Smithsonian’s mission from the beginning, and sharing that research—through activities like publishing papers and data—is still key to fulfilling that mission for the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.”
Smithsonian Women in Science
- Date: September 17, 2019
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Learn how we’re creating a better record of women in science at the Smithsonian.
- Blog Post
Hindsight is 20/20: Revisiting Paper Treatments From Twenty Years Ago
- Date: April 28, 2011
- Description: This post is written in honor of Preservation Week, April 24–30, 2011. In celebration of this week, preservation specialists around the world will bring attention to the preservation work going on in their institutions, and inspire action to preserve collections in libraries, archives, museums, and communities. [caption id="attachment_12654" align="aligncenter" width="432"
The Day the Earth Did Not Stand Still
- Date: August 19, 2021
- Creator: Lynda Schmitz Fuhrig
- Description: Where were you when the central Virginia 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck?
"The whole Smithsonian was like one big family . . . "
- Date: March 12, 2013
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: For forty years, Miss Helena Weiss kept the Smithsonian running smoothly as a clerk, stenographer, director of the Office of Correspondence and Documents, and Registrar. When she retired, her position was divided into seven separate jobs.
- Webpage
Mary E. Rice
- Date: December 10, 2019
- Description: Mary E. RiceSmithsonian Institution Archives Oral History Collection, SIA009622The Smithsonian’s Division of Worms welcomed Dr. Mary E. Rice (1926-2021) to the invertebrate zoology team in 1966. As she pioneered her way through her education and career, Rice seized every opportunity that came her way.
- Blog Post
Celebrating Women’s History Month with #HerNaturalHistory
- Date: March 7, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: This month, we invite you to follow along as we participate in the Biodiversity Heritage Library’s Her Natural History campaign to highlight women natural scientists in our collections. And don’t forget to head to the Smithsonian Transcription Center to help us transcribe notes from women working in the field.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 14-040, Smithsonian Institution, Website Records, 2012-2013
- Date: 2012 2012-2013
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marsha E. Sitnik
- Date: June 1, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.