Press Center
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Education
Winner of the 2011 Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award Announced
November 13, 2011
Director Yuanchen Liu wins for To The Light, embodying the spirit, energy, and innovation demonstrated by pioneering anthropologist Margaret Mead.
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Education
35th Annual Margaret Mead Film Festival
November 10, 2011
Over 35 films explore adventures in space, classic and groundbreaking ethnographic works, contemporary Native American experiences, the struggle to balance economic and environmental imperatives, and extraordinary kinetic sculptures.
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Education
35th Annual Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award Nominees
November 10, 2011
Led by Darren Aronofsky, the jury includes Karen Cooper, Liz Garbus, and Stanley Nelson.
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Exhibition
14th Annual Exhibition of Live Butterflies
October 8, 2011
The Butterfly Conservatory: Tropical Butterflies Alive in Winter opens, featuring up to 500 butterfly species from all over the world.
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Science
Mummy DNA Helps Researchers Solve the Riddle of the Nile Crocodile
September 1, 2011
DNA analysis shows two separate species and suggests change in conservation management.
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Science
Information Gleaned from the Matses Indians of Northeastern Peru
July 11, 2011
Research correlates scientific literature and local knowledge of Amazonian primates.
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Science
Rapid Venom Evolution in Pit Vipers May Be Defensive
July 1, 2011
Marsupials that prey on venomous snakes also evolve rapidly.
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Exhibition
Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies
June 25, 2011
Showcases tools used by Museum scientists in cutting-edge research and reveals the hidden art of the universe's infinitesimal detail.