Tag: Georgia Museum of Natural History

Museum collections reveal worldwide spread of butterfly disease

UGA researchers track parasite infections across six continents.
New committee seeks to inventory UGA’s Native American holdings

The committee will work with units across campus to identify holdings that may fall under…
UGA Libraries’ Undergraduate Research Awards recognize student achievement

Award recipients were recognized on April 8-9 at the CURO Symposium.
Exhibition on coral details the history, ecology of ocean creatures

Part history lesson, part ecological treasure trove, a new exhibit explores the marine lives of…
Along Came a Spider

Joro Spiders are taking over the east coast. UGA researchers explain how they got here,…
Georgia Museum of Natural History plans fundraising dinner

The Georgia Museum of Natural History’s “Celebration 2022” fundraising dinner will be held Jan. 29…
Exhibit highlights Georgia Museum of Natural History bivalve collection

Mollusca: Bivalvia is on view in the display cabinets in the lobby of the Odum…
Like it or not, Joro spiders are here to stay

Discovered in Georgia seven years ago, the Joro spider is settling in.
Bats play a vital role in the ecosystem

Exhibit explores the threats bats face and how to get involved.
How one artist turned his hobby into a full-time job

Printmaker F. Townsend Morgan is by no means a household name. Even many art historians…
UGA entomology helps lead effort to digitize North America’s butterfly and moth collections

This fall, researchers at the Georgia Museum of Natural History at UGA will help lead…
UGA entomology helps lead effort to digitize North America’s butterfly and moth collections

This fall researchers at the Georgia Museum of Natural History at the University of Georgia…
UGA scientists confirm first North American record of East Asian Joro spider

When Wesley Huffmaster spotted a big, brightly colored and boldly patterned spider near his home…
UGA entomologists ask Georgians to send in their cicadas

After weeks of anticipation, insect watchers are getting the show of a lifetime as the…
How to Build a Dinosaur author to speak Feb. 6 during Darwin Days at UGA

World-renowned paleontologist Jack Horner, author of How to Build a Dinosaur, will discuss how he…
Museum of Natural History reopens with special exhibition

The Georgia Museum of Natural History, which has been closed for extensive renovations for more…
Georgia Museum of Natural History to reopen with exhibition

The Georgia Museum of Natural History will reopen Sept. 15 after being closed for extensive…
Georgia Museum of Natural History to host fund-raising event

The Georgia Museum of Natural History, part of the University of Georgia’s Franklin College of…
Georgia teachers participate in summer field course in Ecuador

A summer field course in Ecuador held June 27-July 6 attracted some 20 teachers from…
Hidden Treasure

One of the best-preserved and most important archaeological sites in Georgia and the Southeast will…
UGA’s Museum of Natural History to take ownership of mound site

One of the best-preserved and most important archaeological sites in the state of Georgia and…
Where the wild things are

As Bud and Mary Freeman describe a recent trip to Ecuador to collect fish samples…
Room to grow

The Georgia Museum of Natural History, housed on the UGA campus, has the largest collection…
UGA alumnus appointed director of state’s natural history museum

Bud Freeman has been appointed director of the Georgia Museum of Natural History at UGA…