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Museum of Natural and Cultural History

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We are Oregon's culture and science museum. #mnch

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Our very own natural areas coordinator, Ed Alverson, with Lane County Parks was interviewed for the Living Planet podcast to talk about what place prescribed – or ecological – burns have in wildfire prevention. Listen on Spotify at open.spotify.com/episode/6mmsUM…

Our very own natural areas coordinator, Ed Alverson, with <a href="/LaneCountyParks/">Lane County Parks</a> was interviewed for the Living Planet podcast to talk about what place prescribed – or ecological – burns have in wildfire prevention. 

Listen on Spotify at open.spotify.com/episode/6mmsUM…
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Tomorrow! We are kicking off two weekends of fun and bilingual STEM activities at the museum. Join us to explore engineering, physics, dinosaurs, and technology while learning about a new generation of diverse STEM role models.

Tomorrow! We are kicking off two weekends of fun and bilingual STEM activities at the museum. Join us to explore engineering, physics, dinosaurs, and technology while learning about a new generation of diverse STEM role models.
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Narrators from the Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project created a culture vibrant with self-knowledge, authentic living, and exploring their identities. As part of the Outliers & Outlaws exhibit, we asked them to share their advice for young people.

Narrators from the Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project created a culture vibrant with self-knowledge, authentic living, and exploring their identities.

As part of the Outliers &amp; Outlaws exhibit, we asked them to share their advice for young people.
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A few weeks ago, we posted about a discovery on your public lands. In 2016, we sat down (or rather, stood in the dirt) with the man who first discovered the site! Listen to Scott Thomas, BLM archeologist, share what drew him to Rimrock Draw Rockshelter: bit.ly/3O2GdOB

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.Museum of Natural and Cultural History archaeological field school led by Patrick O’Grady discovered stone tools & mammal teeth outside of Riley, Oregon dating more than 18,000 years making it one of the oldest sites of human occupation in North America #Archaeology #fossils around.uoregon.edu/content/field-…

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Narrators from the Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project created a culture vibrant with self-knowledge, authentic living, and exploring their identities. As part of the Outliers & Outlaws exhibit, we asked them to share their advice for young people. Happy Eugene Pride weekend!

Narrators from the Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project created a culture vibrant with self-knowledge, authentic living, and exploring their identities. 

As part of the Outliers &amp; Outlaws exhibit, we asked them to share their advice for young people. Happy Eugene Pride weekend!
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Today is National Coffee Day! ☕️ Have you met UO's own Dr. Coffee? Check out this great read to learn more about how this professor is concocting the perfect blend of coffee, chemistry, and computing: brnw.ch/21wD4n7 University of Oregon #DucksRead

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It’s #InternationalSlothDay and #FossilFriday!!! While just a plaster cast of a sloth claw (the distal phalanx, or the bone part within the keratin claw sheath), I like this one because I made the mold and cast both from a Museum of Natural and Cultural History #fossil from Oregon!

It’s #InternationalSlothDay and #FossilFriday!!! While just a plaster cast of a sloth claw (the distal phalanx, or the bone part within the keratin claw sheath), I like this one because I made the mold and cast both from a <a href="/UO_MNCH/">Museum of Natural and Cultural History</a> #fossil from Oregon!
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Historically, museums have taken a detached, Eurocentric approach to Native American culture. But more recently, Indigenous advocates have pushed these institutions to use more Native input on exhibits and programming, to be more authentic and respectful. klcc.org/arts-culture/2…

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A sun-believable view☀️🔭 “This photograph of the sun was taken with a newly installed solar telescope at our own Pine Mountain Observatory,” said Scott Fisher, director of Pine Mountain Observatory. “Undergraduate physics majors obtained the raw data in July 2023 and then

A sun-believable view☀️🔭

“This photograph of the sun was taken with a newly installed solar telescope at our own Pine Mountain Observatory,” said Scott Fisher, director of Pine Mountain Observatory. “Undergraduate physics majors obtained the raw data in July 2023 and then
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MNCH director Todd Braje argues the recent failure of the International Commission on Stratigraphy to formalize the term "Anthropocene" is an opportunity, not a loss. "Moving forward, [cross-disciplinary approaches] must create bridges between scientists and the public." shorturl.at/cflpG

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New paper: MNCH Condon Collection director Edward Davis co-authored (with PCOM, Oregon State University, Dalhousie University faculty) research showing that the spike-toothed salmon's teeth protrude from the side of the salmon's skull instead of pointing down. shorturl.at/bsCVZ

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Protecting First Foods, navigating two cultures. Keyen Singer is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla and a UO student majoring in Environmental Studies. Her Indian name is Wáašaša qmɨmsalí ptínits, Dancing Hummingbird Girl. Through her educational journey at UO,

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"[People in the past] weren’t just a natural part of the landscape; they were making decisions about how to manage their surroundings." MNCH's Todd Braje discusses archaeology and building environmental resiliency: shorturl.at/tUX0o

"[People in the past] weren’t just a natural part of the landscape; they were making decisions about how to manage their surroundings."

MNCH's Todd Braje discusses archaeology and building environmental resiliency: shorturl.at/tUX0o
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Thursday is #ShakeOut! Join us in the world's largest earthquake drill! We are hosting two events at University of Oregon with @cascadiaEQs and UO Safety and Risk Services. 10/16 @ 12p: Get Ready for the Big One at Erb Memorial Union 10/17 @ 6:30p: Quake Questions Answered at Museum of Natural and Cultural History More info➡️ohaz.uoregon.edu/shakeout/

Thursday is #ShakeOut! Join us in the world's largest earthquake drill! We are hosting two events at <a href="/uoregon/">University of Oregon</a> with @cascadiaEQs and <a href="/UOAlert/">UO Safety and Risk Services</a>.

10/16 @ 12p: Get Ready for the Big One at <a href="/UO_EMU/">Erb Memorial Union</a>
10/17 @ 6:30p: Quake Questions Answered at <a href="/UO_MNCH/">Museum of Natural and Cultural History</a>

More info➡️ohaz.uoregon.edu/shakeout/