VIEW THIS EMAIL IN YOUR BROWSER
|
|
|
|
|
|
...IN THE MUSEUM Art + Science in the National Gem Gallery - Jewelry artist Cindy Chao generously gifted her 77 carat Royal Butterfly Brooch to the National Gem Collection. See it beginning on March 6. more> ...ONLINE & IN THE MUSEUM Meet the famous Lucy: a 3.2 million year old female - nicknamed the night she was discovered while the excavation team celebrated to the Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” more> Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake - WATCH: Forensic anthropologist Kari Bruwelheide introduces the exhibit Written in Bone. video>
|
MORE EXHIBITS
|
|
|
|
|
WATCH... Liz Cottrell on How to Be a Scientist - Which is more important for a career as a scientist, good grades in math or a strong sense of adventure? Hear what Liz Cottrell, director of the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program, has to say. more> Briana Pobiner, the Dietary Detective - Briana Pobiner (photo above), human origins researcher and educator, talks about what it's like to be a human evolution expert, why it matters, and how she chose her field. video>
|
MORE RESEARCH
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Now @ IMAX Flight of the Butterflies 3D Coral Reef Adventure Flying Monsters 3D Dinosaurs 3D: Giants of Patagonia The Scientists Are In... George Washington University’s Primatology Behavioral Research Group Drs. Carson Murray, Catherine Markham and Maggie Stanton from GWU will be on hand with touchable objects to answer questions and talk about their research, Thurs., March 21, noon – 2 pm in the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. more>
|
MORE EVENTS
|
|
|
|
|
YES! Youth Engagement through Science YES! is a 16-week program for rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors that runs from Summer to Fall 2013. Apply by March 29. more> Volunteer in genoME: unlock life’s code as an Exhibit Guide or Hands-on Center Guide in a groundbreaking exhibition on the human genome, opening in June. Training begins in April. info PDF>
Donate to the Museum Your dollar helps provide free educational programs and exhibitions and contributes to research around the world. donate now>
|
MORE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
|
|
|
|
|
Blog from the Field: Bali, Indonesia The Department of Invertebrate Zoology recently supported Smithsonian educator Maggy Hunter Benson’s travel half way around the world to Bali, Indonesia, to participate in a research and education field project focused on coral reef biodiversity. Read blogs from her trip on the Ocean Portal and see a collection of images from the field expedition on Flickr
|
|
|
|
BANNER IMAGE Dr. Briana Pobiner, paleoanthropologist and educator in the Museum’s Human Origins Program, as seen in the video "Dietary Detective: Smithsonian Scientist Briana Pobiner." |
|
|