Museum of Comparative Zoology
Melding the Web and the tactile
An organismic and evolutionary biology course this semester has formed a virtual classroom with other universities to examine the holdings of museum collections and the vast amount of data they contain and integrate them into the classroom.
Tags: AIM-UP, Alessa Moscoso, Alvin Powell, Collections, Genomics, HarvardScience, Life Sciences, Mark Liu, Mike Seward, Museum collections, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Scott Edwards
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Harvard-Asia: Ties deep and broad
Harvard President Drew Faust’s coming trip to South Korea and Hong Kong is framed against a long history of Harvard’s engagement with Asia’s many nations.
Tags: Alvin Powell, Arnold Arboretum, Asia, China, Drew Faust, Edwin Reischauer, edX, Elizabeth Perry, Ewha Women’s University, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Global Harvard, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Center Shanghai, Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, Hong Kong, India, International, Japan, John Fairbank, Jorge Dominguez, Joseph Rock, Ko K’un-hua, Mumbai, Museum of Comparative Zoology, National & World Affairs, Nitin Nohria, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia Institute, South Korea, Tokyo, Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Xiao-Li Meng
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Farish A. Jenkins Jr., 72
Farish A. Jenkins Jr., professor of biology, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, and curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, dies at 72.
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One million species, and counting
Just weeks after adding its millionth Web page, the online biology clearinghouse called the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) has received a grant from the Sloan Foundation that will allow it to continue its mission of documenting every living plant and animal species on the globe.
Tags: Biodiversity Heritage Library, biology, Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Life, EOL, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, FAS, Field Museum of Natural History, HarvardScience, James Hanken, Life Sciences, Marine Biological Laboratory, Missouri Botanical Garden, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Peter Reuell, Sloan Foundation, Smithsonian Institution, Species, Zoology
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Climbing out of hiding
For decades, scientists have been stymied in their attempts to better understand proboscis anole, a small lizard whose defining feature is a horn on its nose, because it appeared to be all but extinct — until now.
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Fish in depth
The renovated fish gallery at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, open as of June 2, includes displays that explain both fish biology and the science being conducted on the topic at Harvard.
Tags: Alvin Powell, arapaima, eel, Fish, fishes gallery, George Lauder, Harvard Museum of Natural History, HarvardScience, HMNH, ichthyology, Karel Liem, Life Sciences, MCZ, Museum of Comparative Zoology, robot fish, robotics, sharkskin, swim suits
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Another degree, and a passion realized
Catherine Musinsky, an Extension School graduate, used a serious illness to inspire her artistry, creating a documentary and moving on to study movement.
Tags: Brynmore Williams, Campus & Community, Catherine Musinsky, Class of 2012, Commencement, Commencement 2012, documentary, Extension School, herbivores, Jennifer Doody, Museum of Comparative Zoology, SCAR Project
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