2007 Press Releases: Press Office: Office of External Affairs and Public Programs: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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2007

November 8, 2007: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Presents “A Tribute to Carl Linnaeus: 1707-1778,” a Special Two-Day Exhibit
October 30, 2007: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Presents “Discovering Rastafari!”
October 24, 2007: “Nature’s Best,” a temporary exhibition of award-winning photographs
September 20, 2007: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Experts Put a Name to a Face in Pre-Civil War Era Forensic Case
September 20, 2007: New Research Sheds Light on “Hobbit:” Smithsonian- led Study Published in Science
September 17, 2007: Smithsonian to Repatriate Sitting Bull’s Lock of Hair and Leggings
September 16, 2007: DNA Barcodes: Burgeoning Field Seen Offering Major Advances in Public Health, Species Protection, Agriculture, Environmental Quality, More
September 16, 2007: Smithsonian Scientists Help Lead Effort to “Barcode” World’s Species
12 Septiembre 2007: El Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Smithsonian presenta “Ciclos mexicanos: Imagenes de festival por George O. Jackson de Llano”
September 12, 2007: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History Presents “Mexican Cycles: Festival Images by George O. Jackson de Llano”
September 7, 2007: The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History hosts “Paleontological Powers of Ten: Issues of Scale in Paleoecology,” the first in a series of workshops organized to promote understanding about paleoecology throughout geological time and its relevance to the ecology of today.
August 8, 2007: Smithsonian Scientists Show Differing Patterns of Rainforest Biodiversity
July 9, 2007: Ancient Americans Liked it Hot: Smithsonian Study Traces Roots of Mexican Cuisine to 1,500 Years Ago
June 21, 2007: New Study: Ice Age Extinction Claimed Highly Carnivorous Alaskan Wolves
June 18, 2007: “Emissaries of Peace: The 1762 Cherokee and British Delegations” Opens at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
June 5, 2007: The Korea Gallery Opens June 8 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
May 9, 2007: A Leap for All Life: World’s Leading Scientists Announce Creation of “Encyclopedia of Life”
May 1, 2007: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Events
April 25, 2007: Exotic Butterflies and Plants Exhibit Coming in February
April 19, 2007: Smithsonian Hosts Polar Science Symposium to Celebrate International Polar Year 2007-2008
April 11, 2007: Renowned Tiffany Diamond now on view at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
March 30, 2007: Paul Risser Named Acting Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History