Press Room - All 2007 Releases
2007 Press Releases
12/21/2007 - Visiting fossil shark paleontologist to give Megalodon exhibit talks Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 2008
12/20/2007 - 96-Million-year-old fossil pollen sheds light on early pollinators
12/20/2007 - Museum's Randell Center site hosts portion of Pine Island weekend events Jan. 11-12
12/20/2007 - New online 'Science Stories' page explores ongoing research
12/17/2007 - Ancient Global Warming Changed Earth From 'Icehouse to Greenhouse'
12/17/2007 - Museum receives $186,000 as part of international DNA barcoding project
12/10/2007 - 29th annual Collectors Day hosted on Jan. 5
12/10/2007 - 'Butterflies and Moths in Contemporary Zuni Art' exhibit on display
12/03/2007 - Fossils excavated from Bahamian blue hole may give clues of early life
11/29/2007 - Museum receives grant to continue Marion science, reading program
11/27/2007 - Museum seeks volunteers for Newberry fossil dig
11/26/2007 - Botanists: Flowering plants evolved very quickly into five groups
11/20/2007 - New owl butterfly species naming rights auctioned for $40,800
11/15/2007 - Presentation on history of state's forests offered Dec. 2
11/15/2007 - Florida Museum "Passport" benefit scheduled for March 7, 2008
11/08/2007 - Study: Maya politics likely played role in ancient large-game decline
11/08/2007 - Ken Sourbeer wildlife photography exhibit unveiled Nov. 29
10/18/2007 - Scientists find how amber becomes death trap for watery creatures
10/15/2007 - Variety of fall exhibits, events, classes offered
10/15/2007 - Naming rights for new butterfly species to be auctioned online
10/15/2007 - Museum archaeologist explores role of myths in history during Oct. 28 program
10/08/2007 - Register now for K-5 class Oct. 26 during Alachua County Schools student holiday
10/05/2007 - 'Mega-Shark' home school class for ages 7-11 begins Oct. 15
10/05/2007 - Museum to release tagged, live Monarchs at ButterflyFest Oct. 13-14
10/02/2007 - Advance ButterflyFest tickets now on sale for Oct. 13-14 event
09/28/2007 - Register by Nov. 21 deadline for Museum's 29th Annual Collectors Day
09/27/2007 - New fall science Saturday classes offered for grades 1-5
09/25/2007 - Museum to develop new global science education resources with help from federal grant
09/24/2007 - Museum scientist receives prestigious Order of La Florida award
09/19/2007 - Sept. 29 event focuses on writer Zora Neale Hurston's 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'
09/18/2007 - Register before Oct. 5 deadline for ButterflyFest field trips, behind-the-scenes tours
09/13/2007 - Study recommends nest-box control for south Florida non-native nuisance iguanas
09/12/2007 - Fall preschool activities begin Sept. 19
09/05/2007 - Rich fossil dig site near Newberry subject of Museum program Sept. 9
08/23/2007 - Headline entertainment for ButterflyFest Oct. 13-14 announced
08/23/2007 - Shark expert George Burgess to speak at Aug. 30 'Jaws' science movie night
08/15/2007 - Museum-led study counters ideas about Mayan elite craftworks
08/10/2007 - Museum to host additional live butterfly releases on weekends
07/30/2007 - Landscape artist Gary Borse's paintings on display through Nov. 25
07/26/2007 - Discovery Channel 'Shark Week' features Florida Museum shark expert
07/02/2007 - Popular Discovery Room family activity area reopens today
07/02/2007 - Study: Ozark salamander collecting a factor in population drop
06/28/2007 - 2007-08 Museum Associates Board announced
06/27/2007 - Wanted: Puzzle-lovers to help process 220 fossil skeletons found near Newberry
06/26/2007 - UF graduate students recognized for Florida Museum research
06/26/2007 - Museum completes grant-funded native wildflower, butterfly education projects
06/20/2007 - NEH grant to help Museum care for unique Calusa Indian collection
06/19/2007 - Archaeologist's new book explores role of myth in Taíno Indian history
06/19/2007 - Caribbean archaeology symposium hosted June 29, public welcome
06/11/2007 - Museum offers special programs for shark exhibit opening Saturday
05/31/2007 - New shark exhibit opens June 16 featuring 60-foot-long Megalodon
05/07/2007 - Museum curators receive UF Faculty Achievement Recognition Award
05/01/2007 - Museum offering guided tours for adult community groups
04/19/2007 - Scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands
04/16/2007 - Museum debuts renowned paleo-artist Charles R. Knight paintings April 21
04/12/2007 - Florida Museum, Harn Museum of Art celebrate Earth Day April 21
04/11/2007 - Indian art exhibit closing to allow for expanded Discovery Room
04/09/2007 - April 17 NOVA show featuring UF-Chinese research traces evolution of flowers
04/09/2007 - Enjoy family fun during 'Starry Nights' event April 12
04/06/2007 - Museum hosts scientists to review global biodiversity projects
03/30/2007 - Butterfly Rainforest open until 8 p.m. on April 5
03/30/2007 - Exhibit features photographs from Horn of Africa
03/26/2007 - Museum study finds gaps in visitors' understanding of evolution
03/26/2007 - Volunteers join hunt for flightless "Terror Bird" fossil skeleton in Newberry
03/16/2007 - Seeking summer junior volunteers ages 12-17
03/12/2007 - Museum to hold preschool wood work program March 21
03/12/2007 - Dig for treasure during Museum Nights at the Museum March 22
03/12/2007 - 'Science Sundays' presentation on manatees offered March 18
03/07/2007 - Museum study: Human pubic lice acquired from gorillas provide evolutionary clues
03/05/2007 - Museum study first to document evidence of 'mafia' behavior in cowbirds
03/01/2007 - Museum Invertebrate Paleontology Division receives $280,000 NSF grant
02/27/2007 - Study: Inhabitants of early settlement were desperate to find metals
02/26/2007 - Explore the wonder of caves on March 3
02/26/2007 - Explore Tibet exhibit, view trilogy movies on March 1, 8
02/15/2007 - Parent and preschooler activities on Feb. 21
02/07/2007 - Museum scientist: Study shows largest North America climate change in 65 million years
02/05/2007 - Museum presents 'Candle Light Jazz Night' Feb.15
02/03/2007 - See Tibetan monks create sand mandala at Museum
01/29/2007 - Join the Florida Museum of Natural History's volunteer team - orientations begin Feb. 8
01/29/2007 - Museum hosts evolution vs. intelligent design documentary screening Feb. 12
01/29/2007 - Register now for annual Thomas Farm fossil dig
01/28/2007 - Feb. 11 presentation covers 100 years of physics
01/28/2007 - Museum presents Tibet exhibit opening activities Feb. 3
01/23/2007 - Terror bird arrived in North America before land bridge, Museum study finds
01/23/2007 - Museum hosts Jan. 28 workshop on selecting children's books
01/19/2007 - Jan. 22 History Channel program on Atlantis features Museum archaeologist
01/15/2007 - Museum-led study revises understanding of primate origins
01/15/2007 - 'Nomads' Home School class for ages 7-11 beginning Jan. 29
01/02/2007 - Museum hosts 28th Annual Collectors Day on Jan. 20