We teach a really cool module at Dept of Zoology for our ecology students on natural history #museums ' vital role in evidencing environmental change. What's even better is that it includes a class on colonial legacies too. It's important they hear the history behind the collections.

Had a fabulous time on Western Neighborhoods Project Western Neighborhoods Project podcast talking California Academy of Sciences history with Rebekah Kim & Nicole Meldahl!

A heartfelt tribute to the Steinhart Aquarium, Sharksicles, Fish Roundabouts and soooo many two-headed snake facts

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outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP529…

I love to remind LIS folk that I was the second Black male in a CENTURY to get a PhD from one of the oldest library schools in the country at the University of Illinois*…in 2007

We out here…but ain’t many of us.

*founded in 1893

The Humans and Hyenas Alliance is excited to unveil our new logo, designed by a fellow National Geographic Explorer & scientific illustrator, Lauren Eckert, PhD w/input from many colleagues around the world. Great timing to boost our fundraiser for a new vehicle! gofund.me/b0810019

Rebekah Kim of the California Academy of Sciences joins Nicole to share Steinhart Aquarium secrets in the first of this two-parter. Catch the newest episode of 'Outside Lands San Francisco' now available on iTunes, Spotify and available on our website: outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP527…

Exhibit Spotlight 🐿️ Black in Natural History Museums Scavenger Hunt
Explore #BlackinNHMs in a FREE exhibit developed in partnership with Black in Natural History Museums. Walk our exhibits to discover feature panels of Black scientists & naturalists like Carl Cotton.
🔗 floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/black…

'The decision by Duke University to close their herbarium is deeply concerning. Herbaria are not just repositories of plant specimens, they hold the keys to understanding and preserving our planet's diversity.'

Petition with iDigBio, NSCAlliance SPNHC: change.org/p/urge-duke-un…

Miranda Lowe CBE and I are going to be in convo at this special FREE event V&A on March 15.

We’re going to be talking about how we came to write our NatSCA paper and bigging up Museum Detox as per usual 😊✊🏽

Get your tickets now!
vam.ac.uk/event/4Z49W3DV…

Hi #ScienceTwitter ! Just a reminder that the Humans and Hyenas Alliance needs a new vehicle for research & outreach since our larger vehicle recently broke. Donating and/or *sharing* is one concrete way to support coexistence btwn carnivores & people!
👇🏾
gofund.me/b0810019

More of the closing of the Duke University Herbarium from Duke's student paper.
dukechronicle.com/article/2024/0…

Last December, a Duke University Magazine article explored the 'uncertain future' of the Duke Herbarium. dukemag.duke.edu/stories/nowher…

The scientific community is now learning that Duke has decided that this facility will be closed. This is bad, and here's why.

Happy Birthday Frederick Douglass. From Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (1845) #FrederickDouglass

Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass, the greatest American ever born. When he self-emancipated, Douglass chose Valentine's Day as his birthday because his mother gave him a heart-shaped cake right before she was sold away. This country has taken so much, and yet we keep giving.

📢The Humans and Hyenas Alliance is in dire need of a new field vehicle for collaring & outreach! Since we're being featured in the March cover story of National Geographic (by Christine Dell'Amore Dr. Jen Guyton), we figured what better time to ask for donations?
Help if u can: gofund.me/22d77d58

I'll be speaking about #FindingCeremony 's descendant-led process for the return of ancestral remains held by colonial institutions tonight with Dr. James Peterson on his program 'Evening WURDS,' Tuesday Feb 13, at 6pm EST.

If you're not in Philly, listen live WURD Radio's website.

Those working with #FindingCeremony know how vital aAliy is in this work & in this world.

You may not have stopped to think about how little support this work and this world offer for someone who offers what they do.

If you're able to contribute--or know who can--please share.

No words

Thank you to amanda bartlett and SFGATE for this incredible spotlight on WNP, and how hard it is to do history in this town. Read the full article (linked below) to hear about the challenges history organizations face in SF.
sfgate.com/local/article/…

Hello all! I am re-upping this fundraiser to raise tuition funds for my friend! My friend needs to pay her tuition bill by the end of this month in order to graduate! Please donate if you can. Also please RT if you can't donate!
gofund.me/1d1d9146

Black community members, scientists object to plan to bury skulls from Philadelphia museum | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…
#FindingCeremony