News Archive
Research from the Faculty: Jade Tool Raises Origin Questions
Jan 26, 2012 | The discovery of a small jade tool that was dropped into the waters off an island in the Southwest Pacific about 3,300 years ago is stirring up questions about its origin. The reason for puzzlement: the small green artifact has a chemical composition that is unlike any other described jade. Learn more...
New Application Deadline!
Jan 31, 2012 | The online application system will be open until Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Notification of admissions decisions will be sent in early March 2012. Learn more...
Q&A with Curator Mordecai Mac Low
Jan 23, 2012 | Curator Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, curator in the Museum’s Department of Astrophysics and faculty member of the Museum's new MAT program, answers a few questions about this urban teacher residency. Read more...
Research from the Faculty: Pop Rocks
Jan 20, 2012 | To the average person, meteorites look like black, occasionally brown, lumps of rock from space. But Denton Ebel’s new computer program transforms them into a kaleidoscope of colors that holds clues to the early solar system. Learn more...
MAT In the News
Jan 15, 2012 | The MAT program was featured in the New York Times on January 15 after a recent open house at the Museum that attracted over 90 potential applicants.
Open House for prospective students on January 7, 2012
Nov 30, 2011 | January 7, 2012 marks the third and final Open House hosted at the Museum. Guests will have the opportunity to hear from program faculty and staff, have questions answered, and go on a behind-the-scenes tour of Museum facilities. Learn more...
Windows on Space: Dioramas in Beyond Planet Earth
Nov 28, 2011 | The Museum’s dioramas are famous for re-creating real scenes from real places. But how does one create a diorama about places beyond Earth? Learn more...
Open House for prospective students on November 11, 2011
Nov 1, 2011 | November 11, 2011 marks the second Open House hosted at the Museum. Guests will have the opportunity to hear from program faculty and staff, have questions answered, and go on a behind-the-scenes tour of Museum facilities. Learn more...
Online Applications Now Available
Oct 31, 2011 | The online application system is now available. Completed applications and supplementary materials are due by January 31, 2012. Notification of admissions decisions will be sent in early March 2012. Learn more...
Open House for prospective students on October 30
Oct 5, 2011 | Sunday, October 30, marks the first of three Open Houses hosted at the Museum. Guests will have the opportunity to hear from program faculty and staff, have questions answered, and go on a behind-the-scenes tour of Museum facilities. Learn more...
Applications Available on October 31, 2011
Sep 15, 2011 | The online application system will be available October 31, 2011. Completed applications and supplementary materials are due by January 31, 2012. Notification of admissions decisions will be sent in early March 2012. Learn more...
Museum First To Offer Master of Arts in Teaching for Science
Sep 9, 2011 | “The Museum is proud to be the first museum in the United States to offer a master’s degree program to prepare science teachers,” said Ellen V. Futter, President of the American Museum of Natural History. Learn more...
MAT In the News
Sept 5, 2011 | The Museum's new MAT program was recently highlighted in the Education Life section of the New York Times on July 22 and in the August issue of Education Week, both articles highlighting the Museum's efforts to improve science teaching and to address the national crisis in science education.
Research from the Faculty: Volcanic Volatiles
Sept 1, 2011 | In his lab on the fourth floor of the Museum, Dr. Jim Webster designs experiments to study the processes that caused such explosive volcanic eruptions as Mount St. Helens in 1980, Pinatubo in 1991, and much older volcanoes like Mt. Mazama. Learn more...
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Office Hours
Weekly Hours for MAT Orientation
Appointments can be made Fridays from 3-6pm (2-6pm starting May 1) at the Museum or by phone.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
MAT Open House
September 15, 2012 (12-2pm, 2-4pm)
Join us for an overview of the new MAT program, meet the faculty, ask questions, and tour of the Museum campus.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
MAT Open House
November 9, 2012 (4-6pm, 6-8pm)
Join us for an overview of the new MAT program, meet the faculty, ask questions, and tour of the Museum campus.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
MAT Open House
January 6, 2013 (12-2pm, 2-4pm)
Join us for an overview of the new MAT program, meet the faculty, ask questions, and tour of the Museum campus.