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Melting Mongolian ice reveals fragile artifacts that provide clues about how past people lived
Dr. William Taylor reports about artifacts found in melting Mongolian ice and what clues they provide about how past people lived. -
Ancient humans turned elephant remains into a surprising array of bone tools
Archaeology curator Paola Villa' recent research featured in CU Boulder Today -
Paleontologists discover 3 new species of primitive ungulates
Fossil Vertebrates curator Jaelyn Eberle featured in CU Boulder Today -
Museum Curator Jennifer Shannon garners fellowship to ‘deploy the humanities for the public good’
Anthropology curator Dr. Jen Shannon receives Whiting Public Engagement Program fellowship -
Icy waters of 'Snowball Earth' may have spurred early organisms to grow bigger
Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology Dr. Carl Simpson featured in CU Boulder Today -
Evidence for early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia
Archaeology curator Dr. Will Taylor’s latest research in Nature.com -
Dr. Karen Chin shares the legacy of her father, a Tuskegee Airman
Curator of Paleontology Dr. Karen Chin featured in CU Boulder Today -
Trash reconsidered: A relational approach to deposition in the Pueblo Southwest:
Archaeology curator Dr. Samantha Fladd examines the social implications of depositional practices - Climate change proves an uphill battle for many small Colorado mammals
New study spanning nearly 13 years, Dr. Christy McCain, Curator of Vertebrates and colleagues discovered how climate change is affecting small mammals throughout Colorado Mountains - Horse remains reveal new insights into how Native peoples raised horses
CU’s Museum’s curator of archaeology Dr. Will Taylor and PhD student Carlton Shield Chief Gover, tribal citizen of the Pawnee Nation, explore the history hidden inside a horse skeleton through an indigenous lens - CU Entomology's bee research featured in a pollinator quarterly "2 Million Blossoms"
Bees Under Water by Andy Carstens (page 39) - NSF grant allows Museum’s Herp collection to be seen in a new light—literally!
Vertebrate section awarded grant to collect CT scans of specimens - A Record of Horseback Riding, Written in Bone and Teeth
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Archaeology Will Taylor featured in The New York Times - Secrets of the ice: unlocking a melting time capsule
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Archaeology Will Taylor featured in The Guardian - Pandemics and the Post: Mongolia’s Pony Express
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Archaeology Will Taylor featured in The Diplomat - Of Millers And Monarchs (And Milkweed)
Entomology Curator Deane Bowers featured on KUNC's Fresh Air - Fossil tracks left by an ancient crocodile that 'ran like an ostrich'
Emeritus Professor Martin Lockley featured in BBC News - Even though the CU Museum of Natural History is closed, you can still see one of its most popular exhibits
3D Triceratops scan featured on 9News - Family gives thanks as Boulder man flourishes past 100 years
Remembering Dr. William A. Weber, founder of the CU Herbarium - 3D scan sheds new light on Boulder’s own Triceratops
New Archaeozoology Lab featured in CU Boulder Today - Beach-combing Neanderthals dived for shells
Adjoint Curator Paola Villa featured in CU Boulder Today - Neanderthals Could Swim. They Even Dived.
Adjoint Curator Paola Villa featured in The New York Times - Mongolian reindeer herders on list of climate change victims, CU Boulder researcher reports
Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology Will Taylor featured in the Daily Camera - Hawaii’s mysterious mints, discovered then ignored, get a fresh look
MFS Student Justin Williams featured in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine - How Dan the Zebra Stopped an Ill-Fated Government Breeding Program in Its Tracks
Article by Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology Will Taylor published on Smithsonian.com - Vanishing ice puts Mongolia's reindeer herders at risk
Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology Will Taylor featured on CNN - Evolutionary biologist nabs fellowship to study collaborative ocean organisms
Assistant Professor of EBIO and Curator of Invertebrates Jinghun Li featured in CU Boulder Today - Jingchun Li chosen as Packard Fellow
Assistant Professor of EBIO and Curator of Invertebrates awarded prestigious Packard fellowship - Neanderthals used resin 'glue' to craft their stone tools
Adjoint Curator Paola Villa featured in CU Boulder Today - Mantis shrimp vs. disco clams: Colorful sea creatures do more than dazzle
Invertebrate research featured in CU Boulder Today - CU herbarium plants the seed for climate change research
CU Museum Herbarium featured in CU Boulder Today - Food may have been scarce in Chaco Canyon
Adjoint Curator Larry Benson discusses his research in CU Boulder Today. - CU Museum receives reaccreditation from AAM
The highest national recognition for museums - A modern look at Chaco Canyon's ancient past
Anthropology Curator Steve Lekson discusses his work at Chaco Canyon in CU Boulder Today - Students in Focus: 'The Yuccans' bring nature education to Mesa Verde
CU Students teach park visitors about local ecology - Faculty in Focus: At 99, botanist's love of lichens still going strong
CU professor emeritus William Weber featured in CU Boulder Today - How female scientists can confront gender bias in the workplace
Vertebrate palaeontologist Jaelyn Eberle featured in Nature - When it comes to genes, lichens embrace sharing economy
Botany Curator Erin Tripp discusses obligate symbiosis in lichens in CU Boulder Today - How Captives Changed the World
Anthropology Professor and Adjunct Curator Cathy Cameron featured in Scientific American - It's Wet Down Here: The perils of underwater research
CU postdoc Lindsey Dougherty featured in Scientific American - Shellfish Surprise: Common 'Herbivore' Dinosaur Found To Snack On Crustaceans
Paleontology Curator Karen Chin featured on NPR - Cannabis: A Visual Perspective
Biolounge exhibit featured in the Washington Post - CU Collection Hive of Information on World of Bees
Entomology Collection Manager Virginia Scott featured in the Daily Camera and Denver Post - Lichens Really Do Have 'Charm'!
CU biologist Erin Tripp discusses the hidden charm of lichens on Colorado Public Radio - Pushing Boundaries: Plant hunters are the pioneers of Colorado botany
CU botanists Dina Clark and Tim Hogan in CU Boulder Today
Dr. Jen Shannon receives Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship
Curator and Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology Dr. Jen Shannon, receives the prestigious and highly competitive Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship (a national grant program that supports public humanities projects that tackle pressing challenges in communities around the country). Dr. Shannon is collaborating to create a series of comics illustrating the history and culture of the Kumeyaay people in Southern California, co-created with Kumeyaay community members and complete with accompanying lesson plans that underscore tribal perspectives.
A Fond Farewell to Dr. Peter Robinson
Dr. Peter Robinson, Emeritus Professor of Geological Sciences and Emeritus Curator and Director of the CU Museum from 1971 until 1982 died July 1, 2021 at age 88. Peter was a Vertebrate Paleontologist specializing in the study of fossil mammals and biostratigraphy, and he served on the faculty at CU for 37 years. He was involved in research projects as close as Colorado and as far away as Egypt and Tunisia. He was a field paleontologist at heart. Peter had been coming into the Museum to continue his work up until the COVID pandemic made that challenging for everyone. Our condolences to his family, including his wife Dr. Paolo Villa, who continues to conduct research in the Museum.
Curator Co-Authors New Book Exploring the Ecology and Biodiversity of the Great Smoky Mountains
Erin Tripp, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary biology as well as Curator of Botany at the University of Colorado is the coauthor of a new, comprehensive book on the lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP), the most visited and among the most biologically diverse national parks in the United States. Published by the University of Tennessee Press, Field Guide to the Lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be available in May in paperback or PDF. The book explores the park’s 909 recognized species of lichens, making it the most lichenologically diverse national park in the United States and containing nearly half of all species known to occur in eastern North America. It also contains extensive background natural history of the Smokies, a primer on lichen biology, and other introductory text.
Tripp’s other works include Field Guide to the Lichens of White Rocks along with two other books, and publications in prestigious scientific journals, such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal of Biogeography, Systematic Botany, and Molecular Ecology. Both lichen field guides will be available in the CU Museum’s Gift Gallery at a later date.