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2009

December 16, 2009: Volunteers Needed for the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
December 14, 2009: Famed Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond Makes First Public Appearance in 50 Years at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
November 6, 2009: Scientists Find Plant Pollination by Insects Occurred Long Before Flowers Evolved
November 5, 2009: “Nature’s Best Photography,” a temporary exhibition of award-winning photographs
October 21, 2009: Scientists Discover Largest Orb-Weaving Spider
October 14, 2009: New Exhibition Hall Devoted to Human Origins to Open at Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum in March 2010
October 6, 2009: Washington film premiere of “Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness” and panel discussion
September 29, 2009: Smithsonian Botanist Writes Book on Plants and People of Burma “The Weeping Goldsmith: Discoveries in the Secret Land of Myanmar”
September 23, 2009: Hope Diamond Goes on Display for the First Time Out of Its Setting
September 18, 2009: Hope Diamond is displayed for the first time ever out of its setting and a new commemorative setting is revealed.
September 10, 2009: Darwin Exhibition Opens at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
September 9, 2009: New species of Giant Rat discovered in crater of volcano
September 2, 2009: Darwin Anniversary Symposium at the National Museum of Natural History
August 19, 2009: Smithsonian Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Hope Diamond
August 13, 2009: Smithsonian’s John Marshall Film Collection Added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register
June 19, 2009: A public symposium discussing recent discoveries in bumble bee research.
June 18, 2009: Global Warming May Be to Blame for Sudden Collapse in Ancient Biodiversity
June 12, 2009: James Smithson Bicentennial Medal Presented to Claude Lévi-Strauss
June 3, 2009: “One World, One Ocean: World Ocean Day Festival”
May 21, 2009: “Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants” Opens May 30 at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
May 13, 2009: A Smithsonian science symposium: “Beyond the Obituaries: Success Stories in Ocean Conservation”
May 7, 2009: Scientists Focus on the Foot to Solve a Hominin Mystery
May 5, 2009: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Events
April 21, 2009: Forensic Fridays at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
March 23, 2009: New Research Reveals the Earliest Evidence for Corn in the New World
February 9, 2009: Scientists Uncover a Dramatic Rise in Sea Level and Its Broad Ramifications
January 30, 2009: Special preview of “Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake” exhibition
January 28, 2009: Public Programs Calendar Listing, February 2009
January 22, 2009: Smithsonian Exhibit Invites Visitors to View “Orchids Through Darwin’s Eyes”
January 22, 2009: Smithsonian Scientist Helps to Solve a Deep Sea Mystery
January 13, 2009: A Smithsonian tropical science symposium: “Will the Rainforests Survive? New Threats and Realities in the Tropical Extinction Crisis”
January 12, 2009: Volunteers Needed for “Written in Bone” Exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History