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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.

The Smithsonian Latino Center offers fun learning opportunities that celebrate Latinidad.
Smithsonian Latino Center

Six Fun Learning Activities for April

April 17th, 2020, 3:13PM
/ BY Emily Key
In the Peruvian Amazon, drones like this one are being used to monitor and prevent future destruction of the rainforest from artisanal gold mining. Photo by Guy Loftus for Conservation X Labs.
Conservation Commons

Innovating Modern Solutions to Conservation Problems

April 17th, 2020, 10:46AM
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Karen Osborn, invertebrate zoologist and curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, uses photography to help people connect with the hard-to-see marine animals she studies, like this deep-sea jellyfish (Voragonema pedunculata). (Karen Osborn, Smithsonian)
National Museum of Natural History

Why Science Needs Art

April 15th, 2020, 6:00AM
/ BY
Sabrina Sholts is the curator of biological anthropology at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. (Paul Fetters, Smithsonian)
National Museum of Natural History

Get to Know the Scientist Studying Ancient Pathogens at the Smithsonian

April 14th, 2020, 6:00AM
/ BY
The V-1 (Vergeltungswaffe Eins, or Vengeance Weapon One), was the world's first operational cruise missile. (Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Insitution)
National Air and Space Museum

The Myth of the German “Wonder Weapons”

April 13th, 2020, 1:30PM
/ BY Michael Neufeld
Good news is out there – if you look for it. For instance, just this month scientists announced that we are on our way to recovering oceans by 2050.
Conservation Commons

Here’s How to Find Optimism in This Moment of Fear and Uncertainty

April 8th, 2020, 4:11PM
/ BY
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's
National Zoo

Preparing for Cheetah Cubs

April 7th, 2020, 9:50AM
/ BY Amber Dedrick
Crimilda in cap and gown, Courtesy of Western Michigan University Special Collections, Crimilda Pontes Graphic Arts Archive.
Your IMPACT | Your Smithsonian

Crimilda Pontes: The Original Designer of the Smithsonian Sunburst

April 3rd, 2020, 11:57AM
/ BY Nikki Rosato, Advancement Events Associate, and Sarah Leibach, Donor Relations and Events Manager, Office of Advancement
Chief Warrant Office Two Misty Dawn Lakota (Oglala Lakota) takes part in the White House Conference on Supporting Contemporary Native American Veterans. Washington, D.C., November 19, 2019. (White House photo by Andrea Hanks)
National Museum of the American Indian

"I Chose to Serve Because of My Mother. I Wanted to Make Her Proud."—Chief Warrant Officer Two Misty Dawn Lakota

April 2nd, 2020, 11:00AM
/ BY
The National Museum of Natural History’s new Chief Scientist, Dr. Rebecca Johnson (Kate D. Sherwood, Smithsonian Institution)
National Museum of Natural History

Meet the Smithsonian’s Newest Chief Scientist

April 2nd, 2020, 10:21AM
/ BY