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2018 Museum Open House – Magnified
Mark your calendars – we will have our annual open house on Saturday April 7, 2018. The event will take place at 1315 Kinnear Rd from 10am through 4pm. Following our success form the last years, we...
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Staff Spotlight – Grant Terrell
Grant Terrell proudly presenting a yellow-bellied marmot We sat down with Grant Terrell, the Curatorial Assistant for the Tetrapod Collection, to learn more about him and his role within OSU’s Museum...
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A Snapshot of Ohio Lichen Diversity 125 Years Ago
The Kellerman Displays for the 1903 Chicago Exposition Most of the specimens at the Ohio State University Herbarium (OS) are tucked neatly into cabinets, not on display. But adorning one long wall are...
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Staff spotlight – Scott Glasmeyer
We met up with Scott Glassmeyer, a student research assistant in the Fish Division, to get an inside view on his role in the Museum of Biological Diversity. Hilary: “What is your major?” Scott: “My...
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Staff spotlight – Jacqualyn Halmbacher
Jacqualyn Halmbacher, Research Associate at The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Freshwater Mussel Conservation and Research Center, gave us an inside look on her research regarding freshwater mussels for...
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Theme(s) and Variation(s)
A few weeks ago Ardine Nelson, Professor Emerita, OSU Department of Art’s Photography program, and Fredrik Marsh, instructor at Columbus College of Art & Design and The Ohio State University,...
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Interview with the coordinator of the Ohio Dragonfly Survey
MaLisa Spring, State Coordinator for the Ohio Dragonfly Survey, sat down with us to talk about the Ohio Dragonfly Survey and its focus – dragonflies and damselflies! Hilary: “Tell us about yourself!”...
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Explaining Science – plant genomics
Brandon Sinn performing molecular lab work Brandon Sinn, PhD graduate from the OSU herbarium, now a postdoctoral fellow at West Virginia University, recently published a paper on molecular work he did...
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Ohio Dragonfly Survey – Spring Training 2018
Last Thursday, MaLisa Spring, state coordinator of the Ohio Dragonfly Survey, gave the introduction to a series of talks about dragonflies and damselflies, how to identify them (Bob Glotzhober), how to...
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Adventures in Flight Exhibit
We sent some of our specimens on a summer retreat, so that you can enjoy them. Bats, birds and their sounds are on display at the Adventures in Flight Exhibit at three parks in Delaware county: Deer...
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