Results for "Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Provost for Educational and Cultural Programs"
Tis the Season at the Smithsonian
- Date: December 20, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: How the Smithsonian celebrated the holidays in 1977, and what traditions continue today!
Where Will This Lead? Exhibits, Zoos and Video-dating
- Date: January 14, 2020
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: Investigating digital files from the 1980s turns up software that let people play matchmaker–for endangered species. Let’s see where this leads.
Welcome Secretary Skorton!
- Date: October 20, 2015
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution welcomes it’s thirteenth Secretary, David J. Skorton with an installation ceremony.
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A Recipe: Elephant Hide and Ivory
- Date: April 21, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Happy Birthday, Smithsonian Magazine!
- Date: April 21, 2015
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: A look back at the first issue of Smithsonian Magazine for its 45th anniversary.
100 Women in Science in Smithsonian History
- Date: January 6, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Geologist Dr. Ursula Marvin studied Moon rocks from the Apollo missions and meteorites in Antarctica. Throughout her career with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Marvin championed women in science. She delivered lectures about her own experiences as a woman in geology and participated in programing to help advance women's careers. She was likely inspired to support
American Women of Science: Recovering History, Defining the Future
- Date: October 6, 2020
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Attend this year’s Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Virtual Symposium!
Dr. Donald Fleming Squires (1927-2017)
- Date: February 13, 2018
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_14492,size=500,center]Dr. Squires was a pioneer in the application of computer technology in science museums and the founding father of data processing at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). He died on his 90th birthday, December 19, 2017 in Tasmania, Australia, after a short illness. Squires received an B.A. from Cornell
Hot Topics in Archival Research
- Date: June 10, 2014
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: Quarterly post on research at the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
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Magical Mystery Tour
- Date: December 29, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Recently, I read some interesting news about the National Public Radio blog, “The Picture Show,” that explores photographic images and issues.
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In Memoriam: Riccardo Giacconi (1931–2018)
- Date: December 17, 2018
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives remembers Riccardo Giacconi (1931–2018)
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Almost here … World Migratory Bird Day 2019!
- Date: May 9, 2019
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: While only two years old, World Migratory Bird Day is just one of the latest evolutions in conservation awareness. Related celebrations go back more than twenty-six years and draw on over a century of research.