Smithsonian NMNH

@NMNH · Washington D.C. · joined 24 Mar 2008

The @Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Understanding the natural world and our place in it. Legal: https://t.co/T0xZmb6uul

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Smithsonian NMNH@NMNH29 Jan 2025

“This is the kind of finding you hope you’re going to make on a mission.” – Tim McCoy, curator of meteorites and lead author on a new paper out today. Find the paper here: https://t.co/EFJygRlbeC https://t.co/V1wUpAyPlg

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Smithsonian NMNH@NMNH28 Jan 2025

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Smithsonian NMNH@NMNH16 Jan 2025

Congrats to curators Dr. Andrea Quattrini and Dr. Sabrina Sholts for receiving the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers. ht

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Smithsonian NMNH@NMNH3 Jan 2025

The National Museum of Natural History will be closed to the public on Tuesday, January 7 due to street closures as part of ceremonies honoring former President Jimmy Carter. All other Smithsonian museums on the National Mall will be open as usual. https://t.co/4j7QegPVjS

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Smithsonian NMNH@NMNH25 Nov 2024

He served as a mentor to staff – long-time and new, young and old – and took particular interest in ensuring that future generations had the support they needed to be successful. 1.5K views · 10 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Smithsonian NMNH@NMNH25 Nov 2024

This included recently partnering with his friend and colleague Bruce Collette to endow a permanent curatorial position in the Fish Division. We’re going to miss Dave a lot. 1.4K views · 12 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Smithsonian NMNH@NMNH25 Nov 2024

Dave’s extraordinary scholarly contributions were celebrated by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in 2003 when he received the Society’s Robert H. Gibbs, Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in Systematic Ichthyology. 263 views · 8 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Smithsonian NMNH@NMNH25 Nov 2024

Dave also served the museum in numerous ways including as Chair of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology. He was a man of strong opinions which sometimes masked an even larger heart. He was committed to this place, his field, and its future. 229 views · 7 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Smithsonian NMNH@NMNH25 Nov 2024

Today we mourn the loss of our friend and colleague Dave Johnson, Curator of Fishes. Dave was a world-renowned comparative morphologist and ichthyologist who joined our Fish Division's curatorial staff in 1983.  He was by nature a collaborator and had many co-authors worldwide.

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