Results for "Smithsonian Collections Blog"
Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. JoGayle Howard
- Date: July 29, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: In Memorium: Dr. JoGayle Howard died March 5, 2011 at age 59, in Washington, D.C. from malignant melanoma. Her legacy lives on in the survival of the species that she studied, including the black-footed ferret, giant panda, clouded leopard, cheetah, fishing cat, Florida panther and elephant. Reproductive physiologist, Dr. JoGayle Howard, Smithsonian National Zoo, dedicated her
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Call for Entries! History in the Making
- Date: January 2, 2009
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: We are excited to start the New Year with our first Call for Entries for the click! photography changes everything, an online exhibit that explores how photography influences every aspect of our daily lives. This month’s focus: History in the Making – the perfect opportunity to share your thoughts on the recent U.S. presidential elections and upcoming inauguration. Has
Link Love: 3/18/2016
- Date: March 18, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Spring edition! British Library is digitizing the last surviving play script by William Shakespeare pleading for the humane treatment of refugees. [via The Guardian]Why Ben Franklin would hang out at libraries today. [via the Atlantic]Wall of Birds, a new interactive from artist Jane Kim and Cornell Lab ornithologists. A local wins the National Portrait Gallery's 2016 Outwin
Link Love: 3/23/2018
- Date: March 23, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Play your favorite hand-held game with Internet Archive's Handheld History Collection! [via The Verge]Despite more women than men working in science, only 3 of 10 children draw portraits of women when asked to draw a scientist. [via WAPO]With the death of the last male white rhino, what animals are next? Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories
Link Love: 6/24/2016
- Date: June 24, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The Stanford David Rumsey Map Collection now has over 69,000 historic maps available online. [via KQED]Incredible color photos of Martin Luther King, some of which are part of our National Museum of African American History and Culture. [via NPR]Great news for geneologists! The Digital Public Library of America & FamilySearch International have signed an agreement that will
Women in Science Wednesday: Linda Welzenbach
- Date: December 17, 2014
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Linda Welzenbach, Meteorite Collection Manager at the National Museum of Natural History, distributes meteorite samples to scientists around the world and thinks of meteorites as "time capsules." #Groundbreaker
Found: Two People in the Flickr Commons!
- Date: January 16, 2013
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The story of how an 2 unidentified portraits in the Archives' collection was identified with the help of Flickr users.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Pam Wintle
- Date: March 29, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: One of the 1st female moving image archivists in the U.S., Pam Wintle, founded the Human Studies Film Archives (now the National Anthropological Film Collection) in 1981 which contains over 5,000 hours of moving images spanning most of the 20th century. #Groundbreaker
Link Love: 12/25/2015
- Date: December 25, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Keep it in perspective: a new view of earth by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. [via Info Docket]A digital re-creation of the 1796 Shakespeare Gallery from the University of Texas at Austin's online project, What Jane Saw. [via Hyperallergic]For locals, a little bit of history on the DC street names...and why there's no J street. [via Ghosts of DC]The evolution of toy
Link Love: 4/6/2018
- Date: April 6, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Art history memes are back and better than ever. [via Bored Panda]The fascinating story behind the Freer Sackler's Peacock Room. [via Atlas Obscura]A new app, Seek, for identifying plants and animals, the "Shazam of Nature." [via My Modern Met]Speaking of apps, you can now create 3D artwork in Augmented Reality with Artopia! [via Colossal]And we have an app for Archives
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Margaret Collins
- Date: August 30, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The 1st African American female entomologist according to the Entomological Society of America, Dr. Margaret Collins, held professorships at Howard University, Florida A&M, and Federal City College, and was instrumental in building the termite collection at the National Museum of Natural History! #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Margaret C. Blaker
- Date: February 8, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis