A new study, described as “The first “big data” analysis of California’s native plants”, was published by the University and Jepson Herbaria, and available on BMC Evolution. The authors focused on the diversity and endemism in the California flora, applying a novel “spatial phylogenetics” approach that makes it possible to evaluate biodiversity from an evolutionary standpoint, […]
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Featuring Essig Museum and Pete!
Look who got featured in a special issue of the California Alumni magazine! Essig Museum’s Pete Oboyski is featured in a video cast on “How to Mount a Moth” followed by Episode 2 “How to Kill the Specimen” Lessons to learn on your way to becoming an entomologist!
UCMP Grad student Sara ElShafie is highlighted in the Berkeley News for her leadership in teaching scientists to communicate to broader audiences. Her first official workshop was entitled “Science Through Story: Strategies to Engage Any Audience,” in November 2016 at the annual meeting of the Western Society of Naturalists in Monterey, and was a success. […]
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CalDay 2017
CalDay is here! BNHM has activities and surprises in store; come visit us! See all that the Berkeley Natural History Museums have to offer Each museum offers something unique: Visit the Entomology Collection at Essig Museum’s Events Drop-in learn to be a Maker at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology Workshop Museum of Vertebrate Zoology […]
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