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MCZ specimens in renovated exhibit in the Harvard Museum of Natural History

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MCZ specimens from four research collections are on display in the "South American Hall" exhibit in the HMNH.

The “Next of Kin” exhibit features MCZ specimens

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The MCZ specimens on display in the “Next of Kin” exhibit highlight human relationships to animals. On display now in the HMNH, the public face of the MCZ.

Cassie Stoddard awarded L'Oreal USA Fellowship for Women in Science

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Cassie Stoddard, a Junior Fellow in the Edwards Lab, was honored with a 2013 L'Oreal USA Fellowship for Women in Science.

Brain exhibit in the Northwest Building features MCZ specimens

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The MCZ participates in an exhibit on brains and their development currently on display in Northwest Building at Harvard through March 2015. (February 2014)

3-D digital model of a rare dodo skeleton created

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Scott Edwards collaborated with recent OEB PhD graduate Leon Claessens to create a 3-D digital model of a rare dodo skeleton in the MCZ's collections. HarvardScience, 2/19/2009.

Ernst Mayr Library exhibit "Hearing" on display

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Multiple MCZ specimens highlight the Ernst Mayr Library exhibit "Hearing" currently on display in the lobby of the Northwest Building at Harvard.

What birds’ nests tell us

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Learn about the MCZ's bird nest and egg specimens in Harvard Magazine's What birds’ nests tell us: Inside the Museum of Comparative Zoology’s revealing birds’ egg and nest collection.

DNA reconstructed for an extinct species

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Members of the Edwards Lab used a museum specimen to reconstruct the DNA of the extinct little bush moa, a flightless bird driven to extinction 700 years ago. Read more about the project in Scientific American.

MCZ specimens on exhibit in Cabot Science Library

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MCZ mollusks collected by Ernst Mayr, Darwin's finches, and primate skulls are featured in a special exhibit "Rethinking the Darwinian Revolution" through May 2009 at the Cabot Science Library.

Peregrine falcon nesting box installed in Memorial Hall’s tower

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MCZ Curator Brian Farrell and curatorial associate Jeremiah Trimble assisted with the installation of a nesting box for peregrine falcons in Memorial Hall’s tower. Read more in the Harvard Gazette.

Ernst Mayr Library to digitize William Brewster's journals

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The Ernst Mayr Library has embarked on a project using crowdsourcing to transcribe William Brewster's journals into a searchable digital format. Read more about the project in the Harvard Gazette (December 5, 2014).

Research shows how hummingbirds evolved a novel mechanism of taste

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Maude Baldwin, graduate student in the Edwards Lab, is the first co-author of a paper published in Science on the evolution of taste receptors in hummingbirds. Read more about the study in the Harvard Gazette.