Description: The Smithsonian Tropical Research Center's Dr. Rachel Collin, Evolutionary Biologist and Director of their Bocas Del Toro Research Station, studies the evolution of marine gastropods (snails) and oversees multiple disciplines of marine biology at the Collin Lab in Bocas del Toro. #Groundbreaker
Description: With nineteen museums and research centers, the Smithsonian Institution is so much more than just the buildings on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In fact, if you drive about 33 miles east of the National Mall, you will find the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), located in Edgewater, Maryland, and this year, the site is celebrating its 50th Anniversary.
Description: To celebrate Women’s History Month, here are two examples of 20th-century women who applied their education and expertise in geology and paleontology outside traditional university career paths.
Description: Objects Conservator Catharine Hawks (center), National Museum of Natural History, specializes in the preservation of natural history specimen and lectures widely on hazards related to collections. #Groundbreaker
Description: In Memoriam: Betty Jane Landrum, longtime partner and wife of reference archivist, Ellen Alers. Biologist Betty Jane Landrum (far right) worked at the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (1965-1974) supporting systematic research all over the world. She was awarded the Smithsonian Career Service award in 1976 and was honored for her contributions to Antarctic research
Description: Folklife presentation, education, and research began at the Smithsonian Institution in 1967 with the first annual Festival of American Folklife held on the National Mall. To this day, the festival features performers, crafts people, and community groups from the United States and foreign countries. The festival was started by folklorist Ralph C. Rinzler (1934-1994). Originally