Latest Smithsonian Institution Stories

First Gale-Smithsonian Collections Come to Libraries Worldwide

2013-05-29 12:23:30

Gale Launches Air & Space and Smithsonian Magazine Archive FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, today announced the availability of Air & Space and Smithsonian Magazine Archive, the first resource in the line of Gale - Smithsonian Institution collections. Launched as part of a partnership agreement announced earlier this year, the new...

Changing Eating Habits Of The Hawaiian Petrel And Other Sea Birds Concern Scientists

2013-05-14 08:29:00

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Changes in the eating habits of endangered Hawaiian petrels have scientists concerned about the impact that the growth of industrialized fishing will have not only on the seabirds but upon other species of animals as well. Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) and the Smithsonian Institution (SI) looked at both ancient and modern remains of the birds, which spent much of their lives foraging for food in the Pacific...

Ceramics Provide a View into the Dynamic Life and History of Seven Central American Countries

2013-03-25 16:23:55

Exhibition Highlights a World-renowned Collection of Rarely Seen Objects WASHINGTON, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian Latino Center in Washington, D.C., present "Ceramica de los Ancestros: Central America's Past Revealed," a new major bilingual exhibition opening March 29. This exhibition illuminates Central America's vibrant ancestral heritage. For thousands of years, Central America has been home...

Cengage Learning Launches Partnership with the Smithsonian Institution to Bring Smithsonian Treasures into the Library and Academic Space

2013-02-28 08:27:44

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. and WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Learning and a leading publisher of research and reference resources for libraries, schools and businesses, and the Smithsonian Institution today announced a licensing agreement to distribute Smithsonian assets into the library and academic space. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070724/NYTU125) "We're elated to be working with the Smithsonian Institution," said Frank Menchaca,...

Coastal Marine Biolabs and the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario announce the launch of the Education and Barcode of Life (eBOL) Community Web Portal

2013-02-27 12:27:28

VENTURA, Calif. and GUELPH, Ontario, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Developed in partnership with educators, bioinformaticians, researchers, and science media experts, the eBOL Community Web Portal integrates new digital resources to bridge the biodiversity knowledge gap and advance DNA barcoding as an interdisciplinary teaching and learning tool. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130227/DC67446LOGO ) "DNA barcoding has stimulated a great deal of interest and...

Racist Stereotypes In Sports Discussed At Smithsonian Symposium

2013-02-05 12:24:59

Native American Mascot Controversy Takes Center Stage at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian presents "Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports," a symposium and community conversation Thursday, Feb. 7, from 10:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. in the museum's Rasmuson Theater in Washington, D.C. (Photo:...

Native American Mascot Controversy Takes Center Stage at the National Museum of the American Indian

2013-01-24 08:28:27

Commentators and Community Members Discuss Stereotypes in Sports at the Smithsonian WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian presents "Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports," a symposium and community conversation Thursday, Feb. 7, from 10:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. in the museum's Rasmuson Theater in Washington, D.C. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130124/DC47123) "What better...

Native American Mascot Controversy Takes Center Stage at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

2012-10-22 15:24:01

Commentators and Community Members Discuss Stereotypes in Sports WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian presents "Racist Stereotypes and Cultural Appropriation in American Sports," a symposium and community conversation Thursday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. in the museum's Rasmuson Theater in Washington, D.C. "What better place to address this issue than the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American...

Smithsonian Hosts Educators at Teachers' Night Sept. 28

2012-09-27 18:20:13

Activities, Hands-on Demonstrations, Education Displays and Tours Celebrate 20 Years of Smithsonian Teachers' Night WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The annual Smithsonian Teachers' Night is Friday, Sept. 28, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, collectively known as the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. The museums are located at Eighth and F streets N.W. This year is the 20th...

National Museum of American History Presents Exhibition With a Focus on a Spanish Translation of the Star-Spangled Banner Anthem

2012-09-24 06:23:13

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WHAT: Press breakfast and exhibition preview for "Not Lost in Translation: The Life of Clotilde Arias," which opens at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History during Hispanic Heritage Month. WHEN:...