January 2017 Biodiversity Spotlight
Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
All images courtesy of Heather Cray
Outreach
National Science Teachers Association Conference
National Conference in Los Angeles: March 30–April 2, 2017
Sun, Surf & Science
Los Angeles Convention Center • 1201 S. Figueroa Street • Los Angeles CA 90015
ADBC members have two sessions during the conference:
Online Natural History Collections: Bringing Real-World Science into Every High School Classroom
Life Discovery: Doing Science Biology Education Conference
4th Life Discovery – Doing Science Biology Education Conference
October 19-21, 2017
University of Oklahoma
Conference Theme
Data: Discover, Investigate, Inform
Incorporating K-12 Outreach into Digitized Collections Programs Workshop
November 2016 Biodiversity Spotlight
Jellyfish
Contributed By: Allen Collins (NOAA and NMFS) and Molly Phillips (iDigBio)
Jellyfish, or jellies, are free-swimming, aquatic, carnivorous animals. There are approximately 1,000 different species of jellyfish alive today, and they have inhabited the ocean for over 500 million years.
October 2016 Biodiversity Spotlight
The Bowfin (Amia calva)
Cleared and stained Bowfin, Amia calva UF# 18751 collected in Alachua County, 1970. Photo by Zachary Randall.
Reimagining professional development with Faculty Mentoring Networks
Webinar: Isn’t that Spatial? Discover how to geo-enable your research and teaching with today’s interactive web mapping tools
Title: Isn’t that Spatial? Discover how to geo-enable your research and teaching with today’s interactive web mapping tools.
Presenter: Joseph J. Kerski, (Environmental Systems Research Institute) ESRI
Date: October 12, 2016
Time: 3:00-4:00pm ET
Location: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/eo
September 2016 Biodiversity Spotlight
Images courtesy of Invertebrate Paleontology Division, Yale Peabody Museum
Webinar: Phylogenetic diversity comparison among Nebraska counties: example of a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE)
Title: Phylogenetic diversity comparison among Nebraska counties: example of a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE)
Presenter: Roxi Kellar
Date: November, 16, 2016
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm ET
Location: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/eo
Resources for Collections-Based Undergraduate Education Workshop
The iDigBio Education and Outreach Working Group, AIM-UP!, Kurator, Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES), Biodiversity Literacy for Undergraduate Education (BLUE), and others are pleased to announce a workshop entitled “Resources for Collections-Based Undergraduate Education” as part of a QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network.
Integrating Natural History Collections into Undergraduate Education: Creating the Resources and Growing the Community
Title: Integrating Natural History Collections into Undergraduate Education: Creating the Resources and Growing the Community
Presenter: Anna Monfils, Central Michigan University
Date: September 21, 2016
Time: 3:00-4:00pm ET
Location: http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/eo
The FOSSIL Project Webinar Series: Basics of Fossil Preparation
In partnership with the Paleontological Society and with technical support from iDigBio, the FOSSIL Project is pleased to announce t a four-part webinar series on the fundamentals of fossils during Fall 2016.
All are welcome to attend these free webinars! Just connect at http://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/fossil-webinars/ . Please also note that CEUs are available for educators through registration at http://reg.conferences.dce.ufl.edu/SSP/1400056716.
The FOSSIL Project Webinar Series: Fossil Excavation Techniques
In partnership with the Paleontological Society and with technical support from iDigBio, the FOSSIL Project is pleased to announce t a four-part webinar series on the fundamentals of fossils during Fall 2016.
The FOSSIL Project Webinar Series: Recording Field Data
In partnership with the Paleontological Society and with technical support from iDigBio, the FOSSIL Project is pleased to announce t a four-part webinar series on the fundamentals of fossils during Fall 2016.
August 2016 Biodiversity Spotlight
Tragopogon mirus (the Remarkable Goatsbeard)
Photo courtesy of the Florida Museum of Natural History Photography Department
WeDigBio 2016
Florida Museum of Natural History WeDigBio Transcription Blitz
FLMNH WeDigBio Transcription Blitz!
Come join us October 22, 2016, from 11am-3pm at the Florida Museum of Natural History to help digitize Florida's biodiversity.
The transcription blitz is part of the Cultural Plaza Festival and will feature games, prizes, and a chance to interact with University of Florida scientists.
Learn more about WeDigBio!
Portal Curiosities: Now Only in Museums
The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), also known as the Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian Wolf, was a carnivorous marsupial that occurred in Australia.
Bringing Biodiversity to the National Academies Special Topics Summer Institute
Day One Poster Session
iDigBio was excited to get to both present and participate in the 2016 National Academies Special Topics Summer Institute on Quantitative Biology “Lowering the Activation Energy: Making Quantitative Biology More Accessible" Workshop held on June 19-24, 2016 at North Carolina State University, Raleigh North Carolina.
SPNHC 2016 Small Collections Symposium: Blending the educational resources of small and large collections for training the next generation of museum professionals
Small Collections Symposium: Blending the educational resources of small and large collections for training the next generation of museum professionals.
Incorporating K-12 Outreach Into Digitized Collections Programs
Dates: December 5-6 with travel days on December 4th and 7th 2016.
Location: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (http://qrius.si.edu/) Washington, D.C.
June 2016 Biodiversity Spotlight
Horse-face Loaches (Acantopsis)
This fish specimen is Acantopsis thiemmedhi. The specimen is about five inches long, and comes from the Wang River in Thailand. Photo by Zachary S. Randall.
May 2016 Biodiversity Spotlight
Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
Photo courtesy of Phil Colclough
Portal Curiosities: An Adventurous Shark
A Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) was found in Samish Bay, Washington, making it the northern-most record for this species
Portal Curiosities: A Remarkable Woodchuck Skull
This specimen comes from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM). It was collected in 1929 by HR Mooney and donated to the YPM in 1930.
2016 National Academies Special Topics Summer Institute on Quantitative Biology "Lowering the Activation Energy: Making Quantitative Biology More Accessible"
iDigBio Celebrates Earth Day 2016 With the Florida Museum of Natural History
April 2016 Biodiversity Spotlight
Florida Flame Azalea (Rhododendron austrinum)
Image Courtesy of Gil Nelson: Florida Flame Azalea (Rhododendron austrinum) and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
The ODD Collectors Working Group Wants to Hear About Your Outliers
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