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Smithsonian Voices

The Smithsonian Institution has hundreds of scholars, researchers and curators, each with an amazing story to tell about their work, their quests and their passions. Here is a sampling of the unique voices that make up the chorus of ideas at the Institution.

Young Ambassador, Mia Cooper and her supervisor Cathy posing with the cast of the superhero show
Smithsonian Latino Center

Taking a Walk on the “Science” Side of Life

October 19th, 2018, 12:16PM
/ BY Mia Cooper
Smithsonian Latino Center Director, Eduardo Diaz, accepts award on behalf of the center. Photo credit: Kelly Carnes
Smithsonian Latino Center

Smithsonian Latino Center Honored with Community Service Award by NBC4 and Telemundo44

October 17th, 2018, 11:20AM
/ BY Ellie Reynolds
The Smithsonian embedded the first Ceratosaurus ever discovered in the wall of the National Museum of Natural History in 1911. It remained stuck in the wall for more than 100 years. (Smithsonian Institution)
National Museum of Natural History

A Smithsonian Dino-Celebrity Finally Tells All

October 16th, 2018, 6:00AM
/ BY
Snail kites' migratory behavior may be driven primarily by precipitation, as the species feeds mainly on Apple snails, which in turn rely on persistent bodies of water.
Conservation Commons

The Next Frontier: unraveling the mysteries of tropical bird migration

October 13th, 2018, 12:00PM
/ BY
Sarah Shear (left), assistant professor of Social Studies Education, Penn State University, and teachers working with students from kindergarten through high school take part in an Indigenous People’s Curriculum Day and Teach-In presented by Teaching for Change and the National Museum of the American Indian. September 2018, Washington, D.C. (© Rick Reinhard)
National Museum of the American Indian

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Rethinking American History

October 7th, 2018, 9:00PM
/ BY Dennis W. Zotigh and Renee Gokey
Young Ambassador, Yesenia Muñoz at the children’s baile folklórico performance. (Courtesy of the National Museum of Mexican Art.)
Smithsonian Latino Center

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

October 5th, 2018, 9:35AM
/ BY Yesenia Muñoz
During the reception that closed the program “Taíno: A Symposium in Dialogue with the Movement,” presenters and audience members formed an areíto, or ancestral group dance, to celebrate community, resilience, and regeneration. El programa “Taíno: Un simposio en diálogo con el movimiento” se cerró con una recepción durante la cual los presentadores y el público formaron un areíto, o baile ancestral en grupo, para celebrar la comunidad y su capacidad para resistir y regenerarse.
Smithsonian Latino Center

The Renaissance of a Native Caribbean People: Taíno Ethnogenesis

October 3rd, 2018, 3:13PM
/ BY Christina M. González
Photograph of Fred Becker creating an etching plate at Atelier 17 in New York City (detail), 194- / unidentified photographer. Fred Becker papers, 1913-2004, bulk 1940-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Archives of American Art

Cohorts and Collaborators: Fred Becker's Connections through Printmaking

September 27th, 2018, 8:42AM
/ BY
The most colorful, dazzling jewels in the National Museum of Natural History have wings, and they are in the Butterfly Pavilion!
Smithsonian Science Education Center

The Best Things on Wings

September 25th, 2018, 2:00PM
/ BY
Steven Canty and Cristhian Perez of the Centro de Estudios Marinos of Honduras in the field. (Mayra Nuñez/Centro de Estudios Marinos)
Conservation Commons

Mangroves of Mesoamerica will start getting report cards

September 24th, 2018, 1:00PM
/ BY