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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.

Cody Ayon (Tsistsistas [Southern Cheyenne]) enlisted in both the U.S. Navy and the New Mexico Army National Guard. The Native community of Albuquerque welcomed then-Lieutenant Ayon home with a Soldier Dance after his service during the Iraq War. (Steven Clevenger [Osage], courtesy of Cody Ayon)
National Museum of the American Indian

“We took our way of life with us to keep us strong. We represented our tribes in keeping with these values.” —Captain Cody Ayon

September 15th, 2020, 3:30PM
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Poultney Bigelow. Sketch by Poultney Bigelow for Edith Weir (detail), 1884 April 18. Weir family papers. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Archives of American Art

A Hudson River School Legacy: The Weir Family Papers Now Fully Digitized

September 15th, 2020, 9:11AM
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Spindly legs and thick, red fur have earned them the nickname “foxes on stilts,” but maned wolves are neither fox nor wolf.
National Zoo

What the Rhythm of a Maned Wolf's Heart Reveals

September 8th, 2020, 10:09AM
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Jodi Picoult, Deepak Chopra, and Kevin Kwan are among the authors speaking at Smithsonian Associates Streaming programs this fall. Photo left to right (Rainer Hosch, Michael-Allen, Jessica Chou)
Smithsonian Associates

Best-Selling Authors Headline Smithsonian Associates Streaming Programs

September 4th, 2020, 9:00AM
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While digging through decaying carcasses, vultures expose themselves to dangerous pathogens. Gary Graves studies the unique microorganisms in the guts of these birds that help them resist infections. (Joyce Cory)
National Museum of Natural History

Meet the Scientist Studying Vulture Guts for Clues to Disease Immunity

September 4th, 2020, 6:00AM
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Henry Ossawa Tanner,
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Road Trip: Morocco on my Mind

September 3rd, 2020, 6:00AM
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Smithsonian anthropologists hold up the world’s longest beard after it was donated to the National Museum of Natural History in 1967. (Smithsonian)
National Museum of Natural History

Five of Nature’s Best Beards for World Beard Day

September 3rd, 2020, 6:00AM
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Photograph of Chiura Obata teaching a children's art class at Tanforan Art School, 1942 / unidentified photographer. Chiura Obata papers. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Archives of American Art

Acquisitions: Chiura Obata Papers

September 2nd, 2020, 10:08AM
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Southern elephant seals normally live in the South Atlantic, often as far south as Antarctica. These are young male Southern elephant seals from the South Shetland and Anvers islands, Antarctica. (Daniel Costa / University of California, Santa Cruz under the National Marine Fisheries Service permits (numbers 87-1593 and 87-1851-00) and ACA authorization)
National Museum of Natural History

What A 1000-Year-Old Seal Skull Can Say About Climate Change

September 2nd, 2020, 9:00AM
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Omaca, the sample eating Tapir (tried, but did not succeed). Jokes aside, a remarkable animal to be around while doing science! Photo credit: Benjamin Blonder.
Smithsonian Institution Office of Fellowships and Internships

Help, a Tapir is Trying to Eat My Leaves! A Month of Plant Ecophysiology in Yasuní

September 1st, 2020, 12:00PM
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