KU Natural History Museum
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Sharing the life of the planet since 1865, with research fueled by the KU Biodiversity Institute. https://t.co/rXe4cdDYRW
Lawrence, KS
Joined January 2009
Student Spotlight! 🌟 KU doctoral student Kristen Miller is turning heads with her discovery of Swaindelphys solastella, a 60-million-year-old marsupial from Texas’ Big Bend. Read more: 📸: KU Marketing | 🖼️: Kristen Tietjen
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RT @ResearchAtKU: Are you a KU grad student conducting compelling, innovative or impactful research? Consider applying to be featured on Re….
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Always learning so we can better serve you! ❤️. Our Visitor Services team explored labs, collection storage, the Panorama, & hidden corners of Dyche Hall to deepen their museum knowledge and share it with you! Big thanks to Lori Schlenker for the behind-the-scenes tour tour! 👏
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RT @ResearchAtKU: Kristen Miller, a doctoral student in @kunhm, described a new species of giant marsupial that lived about 60 million year….
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Love our Madagascar hissing cockroaches as much as our Exhibits Manager & Lead Designer Laura Mohr does? 🪳 Stop by Bugtown before BIG renovations start July 7! A new Discovery Space is coming with some familiar insect friends. Stay tuned for more updates and information! 🤎
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Join us in celebrating Brian Atkinson on his tenure promotion! His dedication to fossil plant research and mentoring the next generation of paleobotanists makes him an invaluable part of our team at @kunhm & @KUbiology! . Congrats, Brian! 🎉
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We're hiring! 🎉. The KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum is seeking applications for a full-time Museum Education Coordinator. Application reviews begin Monday, June 9, 2025. To apply or learn more about each job, click the link ➡️
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Happy #InternationalDayForBiodiversity! 🌍 Meet some of the incredible staff & students at KU’s Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum. Together, they’re advancing global research to understand past and present life on Earth—and shape a brighter future. 🧬🦎🔬🐝
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That post-graduation R & R hits different. 🐍🛀. Come find your zen at the KU Natural History Museum!.📸: Laura Mohr
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We're so proud to have James Saulsbury, Postdoctoral Researcher in Invertebrate Paleontology, as part of our team at the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum!. Watch his interview below. ⬇️.
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Celebrate Earth's biodiversity at this month's K-POP Event! 🌏 Join us + the Kansas Postdoctoral Outreach Project for hands-on, family-friendly activities in the Panorama Gallery! 🐍🦋🐝. 📍 KU Natural History Museum.🗓️ Sun, May 25 | ⏰ 2–4 pm.🎟️ Free & open to all ages!
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Check out the latest #KUFieldWorks ft. Victor Gonzalez, associate teaching professor of biology and research associate at the KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum! 🐝.
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The bees are BACK! 🐝. Stop by the KU Natural History Museum this month and say hello to our new bee hive. 👋 🖤
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Explore, discover, & collect stickers! 🦴✨. Complete a Discovery Guide & earn a fossil sticker—Tylosaurus, Pteranodon, or Silvisaurus! Fun for all ages with 12+ free guides. Ask at Visitor Services or explore them here ➡️
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Congrats to Mammalogy PhD student Mackenzie Grover & incoming PhD student Alex Hey on being named 2025–26 KU Self Graduate Fellows!. They’ll receive 4 years of funding + professional development as future leaders in Parasitology & Wildlife Genomics. ➡️
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RT @ResearchAtKU: Fieldwork is essential to new discoveries. @UnivOfKansas researchers gather data from rivers, prairies, glaciers, archive….
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Not a hippo, pig, or anteater. it's a tapir! Celebrate National Tapir Day this weekend at our K-POP event! 💥Join KU postdocs in the Panorama Gallery to learn about these fascinating creatures. 📍 KU Natural History Museum, Dyche Hall.🔹 Sunday, April 27 | ⏰ 2-4 p.m.
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Looks like Best of Lawrence nominations are happening this week 👀 and we have been nominated for "Community Landmark”, “Place to Take an Out-of-Towner, & “Best Gift Shop”. Thanks for nominating us! Support us again by voting from June 1–7. Learn more ➡️
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The beetle bunker is here! 🪲🦴 After 3 years, KU’s Dermestid Beetle Facility finally has a permanent home! These tiny beetles clean bones for KU’s museum collections—an innovation pioneered by KU's own Charles D. Bunker in the 1910s. Learn more ➡️
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