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| March, 2008 |
New Behind the Scenes photos of the on-going sloth research |
| November, 2006 |
Baby sloth photos |
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July 1, 2006
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Baby sloth bones go on display in a new temporary exhibit, A Sloth Reunion, in the Iowa Hall lobby. |
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| June 2006 |
New baby sloth excavation photo album. page 9 |
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| July
16, 2004 |
New
temporary exhibit in Iowa Hall: To
Dig a Sloth. A lesson on the excavation and preparation
process, and visitors' first chance to see some of the massive
bones we've uncovered. |
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| May
28, 2004 |
Museum
launches new Sloth Dig section of Web site
more
information |
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| July
2003 |
When
the Museum's 110 year-old Arctic caribou needed urgent conservation
care the University and Iowa City community came to the
rescue. |
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June,
02
2003 |
Museum
Wins Prestigious IMLS Conservation Grant to conserve Laysan
Island Cyclorama. Conservators'
Visit.
Press Release |
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| Feb.
2003 |
Rusty, the Museum's
popular Ice Age Sloth was featured in the February issue of
the Iowa Alumni Magazine.
Read The
Secret Life of a Sloth and enter the Sloth Caption
Contest or Dress the Sloth Contest.
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| Dec.
23, 2002 |
The
Museum's interactive computer station CD-ROM "Why Birds Sing" took 1st place at the National Association
for Interpretation Media Awards 2002. |
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| Aug.
7, 2002 |
Photos
from the Museum's historic 19th century and early 20th century
expeditions. Students and volunteers cleaned
and catalogued over 1,500 glass lantern slides and negatives
this summer. Contact the Museum for details or further information. |
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| June
12, 2002 |
1902-2002,
Celebrating 100 years with Laysan Island.
A panorama of the famous Laysan Island
Cyclorama,
the only exhibit of its kind in the world!
With photos from the 1911 expedition. |
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| Feb.
25, 2002 |
Look
for something new in Hageboeck Hall:
Seasonal Bird Identification |
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| Jan.
26, 2002 |
Making
a Museum Mount: Art, Science and Magic.
The Completed Albatross Project
The making a unique
mount for the skeleton of a Wandering Albatross:
The largest wingspan of any bird in the world. |
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| Nov.
30, 2001 |
The
Ostrich Restoration Project |
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| Sept.
24 2001 |
Population
Genetic Study of the White-tailed Kite |
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Feb.
15, 2001
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What's
Wrong With the Whales? Cooperating with the American Museum
of Natural History, NYC, to sample the DNA of our historic Right
Whale skeleton. |
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Dec.
23,
2000
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Sawfish
History |
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Dec.
19, 2000
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Historic
sawfish removed from Hageboeck Hall of Birds.
The Great Sawfish Move |
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Dec.
5, 2000
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New
temporary exhibit opens on the ground floor of Macbride Hall.
Gigantopithecus: The Largest Ape That Ever Lived |
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Nov.
21, 2000
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Musk
oxen skulls sampled for first ever radiocarbon dating in Iowa.
Research objectives
and photos |
