Results for "Smithsonian Collections Blog"
Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Anna J. Phillips
- Date: November 4, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Dr. Anna J. Phillips, Research Zoologist, National Museum of Natural History, focuses on the systematics, evolution, and host associations of two parasitic worms: leeches and tapeworms. She has conducted fieldwork on 6 of the 7 continents. #Groundbreaker
Robert Ridgway: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees
- Date: April 30, 2021
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Robert Ridgway, known primarily for his extensive contributions to ornithology and as curator of birds for the United States National Museum, was also a keen observer of the changing landscape in areas where he conducted his detailed studies.
Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Andrea K. Dupree
- Date: January 14, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Astrophysicist Dr. Andrea K. Dupree, and Kepler teammate, Ron Gilliland, obtained the first image of the surface of a star. She recently led a team that discovered fast hot winds from very young stars, which could profoundly affect their evolution and the environment of surrounding planets. #Groundbreaker
Link Love: 07/17/2020
- Date: July 17, 2020
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
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For It's One, Two, Three Strikes You're Out...
- Date: July 17, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="237" caption="This is America...Keep it Free!, Dorothea Lange, 1942, National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center, Archives Center."][/caption] More cameras in more places. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the installation of red light cameras and the controversy surrounding their use that’s continuing to spread
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OMG! That’s My Dress: Prom Night Edition
- Date: May 6, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Graduating class from The Calverton School, Huntingtown, Maryland, by unidentified photographer, 1977, National Museum of American History, Behring Center, Archives Center"][/caption] "It’s kind of a bummer when you look so beautiful and somebody has the same exact one as you," says a high school senior quoted in a recent
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Women in Science Wednesday: Wikipedia Edition, Part 4!
- Date: March 30, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Mary Agnes Chase now has a Wikipedia page thanks to our volunteers. Mary Agnes Chase now has a Wikipedia page thanks to our volunteers.
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Women in Science Wednesday: Wikipedia Edition, Part 2!
- Date: March 16, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Reproductive biologist Janine Brown now has Wikipedia page thanks to our volunteers. Join us Saturday, March 19th, to help write more women into history! Reproductive biologist Janine Brown now has Wikipedia page thanks to our volunteers.
Link Love: 12/04/2020
- Date: December 4, 2020
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Link Love: 02/19/2021
- Date: February 19, 2021
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Link Love: 3/15/2019
- Date: March 15, 2019
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
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Women in Science Wednesday: Wikipedia Edition, Part 1!
- Date: March 9, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Herpetologist Doris Mabel Cochran and caleopterist Doris Holmes Blake now have Wikipedia pages thanks to our volunteers. Join us Saturday, March 19th, to help write more women into history! Learn how Wikipedia volunteers are helping to write notable women into history.