Press Room - Museum News
Museum News - Press Releases
02/7/2012 - UF report: 2011 shark attacks remain steady, deaths highest since 1993
01/27/2012 - Florida Museum continues free student admission 'A for Science' program
01/11/2012 - Florida Museum wins two awards from Southeastern Museums Conference
11/18/2011 - UF employees receive free admission to Florida Museum of Natural History Dec. 3
11/01/2011 - Florida Museum expands 'A for Science' free admission program to entire state
10/27/2011 - Museum offers free opportunity for volunteer fossil diggers through Nov. 20
10/24/2011 - Explore the universe during Starry Night Nov. 3 at the Florida Museum
10/24/2011 - View UF bats online this Halloween with new Fla. Museum video cameras
08/08/2011 - Popularity prompts museum to extend opening of 'Discovery Room' activity area
07/18/2011 - Updated field guide includes more than 100 newly recognized fish species
04/21/2011 - Florida Museum leads project to develop interactive apps for Jacksonville Zoo
04/15/2011 - Florida Museum offers butterfly plants daily beginning with Earth Day sale April 22-24
04/12/2011 - Florida Museum of Natural History names volunteer of year award winners
03/07/2011 - Make reservations now for Fla. Museum 'Cowboy Florida' benefit March 19
03/01/2011 - Florida Museum seeks summer junior volunteers ages 12-17
12/10/2010 - Calling all collectors! Register by Dec. 31 for Fla. Museum annual event in January
12/08/2010 - National Head Start website adds museum science education guides
12/02/2010 - UF employees offered free admission Saturday
10/25/2010 - Florida Museum announces second annual ButterflyFest photo contest winners
08/16/2010 - Florida Museum begins free monthly e-newsletter
02/11/2010 - Reserve your spot now for Museum 'Passport to Key West' Feb. 26
10/13/2009 - Donation of Lepidoptera collection will boost biodiversity research
10/01/2009 - National UF butterfly science curriculum engages kids as scientists
06/09/2009 - Alachua County students' 'A' in science earns free Butterfly Rainforest admission
04/27/2009 - Museum featured in National Geographic "Prehistoric Predators" TV series
02/16/2009 - Now register online for Fla. Museum school holiday, spring break classes, camps
11/05/2008 - 2008 winners of the Austin and Bullen awards announced
10/23/2008 - 'Passport' benefit scheduled for March 6, 2009
10/20/2008 - 2008-09 associates board of directors announced
10/06/2008 - Florida Museum of Natural History receives 10-year re-accreditation
08/28/2008 - As Gators prepare for Hawaii, Museum readying Meg exhibit to ship to Aloha State
07/17/2008 - State budget cuts result in early closure of Museum Discovery Room
06/09/2008 - Butterfly-friendly plants offered for sale each weekend
05/16/2008 - Museum works with St. Augustine Alligator Farm to develop new Komodo dragon exhibit
04/24/2008 - Museum, Alachua County quilters seek entries for spring 2010 exhibit
04/23/2008 - Randell Center completes Pineland tree planting program
04/11/2008 - 2008 volunteer of year announced
04/07/2008 - Research screened at international science media festival in Italy
02/18/2008 - CORRECTION in: "Museum sells reusable canvas bags as part of sustainability effort" release
02/18/2008 - Museum sells reusable canvas bags as part of sustainability effort
01/31/2008 - Museum announces spring exhibits, events, classes
12/20/2007 - New online 'Science Stories' page explores ongoing research
11/29/2007 - Museum receives grant to continue Marion science, reading program
11/20/2007 - New owl butterfly species naming rights auctioned for $40,800
11/15/2007 - Florida Museum "Passport" benefit scheduled for March 7, 2008
10/15/2007 - Naming rights for new butterfly species to be auctioned online
09/24/2007 - Museum scientist receives prestigious Order of La Florida award
06/28/2007 - 2007-08 Museum Associates Board announced
06/20/2007 - NEH grant to help Museum care for unique Calusa Indian collection
05/07/2007 - Museum curators receive UF Faculty Achievement Recognition Award
05/01/2007 - Museum offering guided tours for adult community groups
10/19/2006 - UF student wins $80,000 international conservation award for butterfly research
05/17/2006 - Museum honors Leslie Klein as Volunteer of the Year
04/27/2006 - Florida Museum scientist elected to National Academy of Sciences
01/18/2006 - Museum to hold inaugural Florida Butterfly Festival Oct. 14-15
12/19/2005 - Museum receives grant to start MESS program in Marion County
10/26/2005 - UF to present Florida Museum McGuire Center green building case study Friday Oct. 28
09/30/2005 - Butterfly exhibits win top Southeast regional award
09/07/2005 - Sept. lobby admission donations to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims
07/18/2005 - 2005-06 Associate Board of Directors named
06/30/2005 - McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity receives green building status
06/30/2005 - $94,000 grant for wildflower, butterfly project received
05/12/2005 - Archaeology curator to receive lifetime achievement award
05/10/2005 - Ocala couple receives volunteer of the year award
03/23/2005 - 10-foot Aztec calendar stone returned to Dickinson Hall March 28, 2005