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| Congressman Dalip Singh Saund, with Senators John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, 1958. From the exhibition, Beyond Bollywood. Courtesy of Eric Saund. |
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In the Museum
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On the Web
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Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation
Opens February 27, 2014
Explore the heritage, daily experience and numerous, diverse contributions that Indian immigrants and Indian Americans have made to shaping the United States.
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Closing March 4 - Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards
48 award-winning, large-format prints combine art with science and technology to take you on a photographic journey from the walls of the Smithsonian to the wild.
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Connect Online - Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation
View a wide variety of resources, a schedule of public programs, and ways to connect via social media through this comprehensive website that complements the exhibition.
Visit the site >
Web Gallery - Nature's Best Photography: Windland Smith Rice International Awards
View the online gallery >
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| Linda Welzenbach, meteorites collections manager (left), and Cari Corrigan, research geologist and curator of meteorites (right), examine a specimen in the Meteorite Clean Room. Still from a video by Smithsonian Institution. |
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Fossil Evidence: What was on the menu a million years ago?
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So, You Think You Have a Meteorite?
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Smithsonian Science How? Live Webcasts
Dr. Briana Pobiner is an anthropologist at the National Museum of Natural History. Join her on Thursday, March 27, in the discovery of fossil evidence of some of the earliest humans on Earth. Share her excitement about holding an animal bone that was handled by an early human more than a million years ago. Consider what you can learn about early humans from cut marks on ancient animal bones. Contemplate the significance of the evolution of meat eating in humans. See how Briana is helping us better understand the lives of our 1.5 million year old ancestors.
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Visit the Human Origins Program website >
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Linda Welzenbach, the Smithsonian's meteorite collections manager, works to preserve the National Museum of Natural History's storehouse of "space rocks" for future generations. As collections manager, Linda distributes meteorite samples to scientists around the world and tracks all the scientific advances that result from the Smithsonian's collection. Twice she has gone camping in Antarctica to look for new types of meteorites on the southern ice cap.
Meet Linda and discover more about meteorites on Wednesday, March 26 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. in Q?rius at the public program: So, You Think You Have a Meteorite?
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View a video of the Meteorite Clean Room >
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| Dr. Sylvia Earle with a whale shark, from the film, Mission Blue, part of the Environmental Film Festival on March 22. Photograph by Bryce Groark. |
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The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
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Public Programs
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Saturday, March 22, 12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
World Water Day: Oceans & Watersheds
Films and panel discussions, including Mission Blue, featuring Dr. Sylvia Earle.
Sunday, March 23, 1:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Living in the Anthropocene: The Age of Humans
Films and Panel Discussions.
Friday, March 28, 6:30 p.m.
Unintended Journeys
Films and Panel Discussion.
Saturday, March 30, 12:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Winners from the 2013 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
Four award-winning films.
Registration is encouraged >
Visit the Environmental Film Festival website >
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Thursday, February 27, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Greenlandic Film & Cultural Event: Featuring the Film, INUK
Thursday, March 13, 5:30 p.m.
The Contemporary Challenge of the Sea: Science, Society & Sustainability - Roger Revelle Commemorative Lecture
Saturday, March 15, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
The Dog Genome: Shedding Light on Human Disease
Wednesday, March 26, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
So, You Think You Have a Meteorite?
For more programs, visit our online calendar >
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Smithsonian Science How? Live Webcasts
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Free School Programs in Q?rius and Q?rius jr.
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Thursday, February 27
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Forensic Anthropology: Bone Whispering with Kari Bruwelheide
View online >
Thursday, March 13
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Inside the Insect Zoo with Dan Babbitt
Thursday, March 27
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Early Human Diets with Briana Pobiner
View the complete schedule of Smithsonian Science How? webcasts >
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Learn more about school programs at the National Museum of Natural History:
Q?rius programs for grades 6 - 12.
Q?rius jr: a discovery room programs for grades K - 7.
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Support Your Museum
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Are you a life-long learner? Interested in nature? Curious? Join our dynamic community of volunteers in Q?rius, the Smithsonian’s new learning environment.
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Your donation supports our free educational programs and exhibitions and contributes to ground-breaking research around the world.
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MORE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED >
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BANNER IMAGE:
Dr. Briana Pobiner collects information from a zebra bone from a lion kill to help understand the different patterns of damage left from African carnivores on bones when they eat their prey. Image courtesy of Dr. Fire Kovarovic.
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