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At a memorial service at the museum, friends remember a special person
Collections Manager and Adjunct Curator Matt von Konrat and Associate Curator and Botany Chair Thorsten Lumbsch are working together with colleagues in Fiji and worldwide to explore the diversity of these overlooked organisms in Fiji.
People always ask about big discoveries, here is one made by a Field Museum ornithologist that most people do not even know about.
The Robert A. Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies is proud to announce the newest addition to the meteorite collection. The newly named meteorite Thika, recently classified as a L6 ordinary chondrite, was donated to the Center by Collections and Research Committee member Terry Boudreaux in mid-September.
Conservation Case building with no wood products inside a case, has been the goal of conservators for many years. Along with the help of dedicated staff here at Field, we have accomplished a cost effective, uncomplicated approach.
The Field Museum's Technology Department recently released The Field Museum's first iphone and ipad app, "Specimania" based on a variety of specimens from the collections.
One of the best things about DNA is that you can check your work, most of the time.
We know little about the young of many species of birds or how they grow.
We mourn the loss of Robert A. Pritzker who passed away on October 27th, 2011. His generosity and passion for science supported research programs at the Field Museum.