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Deer and Raccoons and Pandas, Oh My!
Daisy Trevino recently completed two three-week internships with the Smithsonian Institution: one with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) at Front Royal and one with SCBI’s Center...
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Snapshot: SCBI GIS Lab
Researchers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) GIS Laboratory recently posed for a photo outside the lab. From left to right, they are: visiting graduate student Jamie Wadey,...
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Cougars Take D.C.
The Smithsonian recently forged an agreement with the University of Houston (UH) to facilitate the placement of UH students at internships throughout the Smithsonian. More information about this...
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A Morning in the Museum of Natural History
In the Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution exhibition, scientist Ida Lopez shows an intern how to use Leafsnap, an app that can identify a tree’s species by a photo of one of its leaves. This...
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After-Hours Peacock Fights at the Freer|Sackler
On the third Thursday of every month, the shutters of James Whistler’s spectacular Peacock Room at the Freer Gallery are opened, showing off the room in all its blue and gold glory. Visitors can enjoy...
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Lately in Philately . . .
Did you know that U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an avid stamp collector? He once said, “I owe my life to my hobbies–especially stamp collecting.” A small but enthusiastic group of...
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