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With Great Diversity Comes Great Responsibility

by lalamb | Dec 11, 2020 | Collections, Guest Author, Zoology

With great diversity comes great responsibility: what we can do to better archive the rich biodiversity of Arkansas Contributor: Zach Zbinden is a PhD candidate at the University of Arkansas working alongside Drs. Michael and Marlis Douglas. Zach studies fish...

Decolonizing Museums

by lalamb | Nov 20, 2020 | Archeology, Collections, Guest Author, History, Museum Reads

November 2020 Museum Reads pick

Acknowledging the Past

by lalamb | Nov 20, 2020 | Archeology, Beyond the Collections, Collections, Guest Author, History

Reflections during Native American Heritage Month

Poison Candy or Poison Medicine Cabinets?

by lalamb | Oct 6, 2020 | Collections, History

A spooky look at the Museum’s historical pharmaceuticals

A Closer Look: MicroCT Imagery

by lalamb | Sep 16, 2020 | Archeology, Collections, History, Technology, Zoology

In this post, we’re featuring an exciting UA campus partner that helps us explore our collections inside and out. Many of the objects in the Museum’s collections stand out for their eye-catching external features, from vibrantly colored bird taxidermy...

Student Feature: Bats

by lalamb | Aug 13, 2020 | Collections, Guest Author, Student Work, Zoology

PhD student Simon Type discusses bats and natural history collections

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