To the Editor—Natural history collections preserve critical information on biodiversity in
space and time, but collections housed in museums have traditionally been inaccessible to …

Natural history collections offer unique physical and virtual opportunities for formal and
informal progressive learning. Collections are unique data in that they each represent a …

Stable isotopes encode and integrate the origin of matter; thus, their analysis offers
tremendous potential to address questions across diverse scientific disciplines (1, 2) …

With the advent of global online data sharing initiatives, few limits remain to using the
treasure troves of museum data for biodiversity and conservation. The University of Alaska …

Unprecedented environmental challenges require new tools. Knowledge based on scientific
research is critical for the creation of environmental awareness and education in order to …

Preparing students to explore, understand, and resolve societal challenges such as global
climate change is an important task for evolutionary and ecological biologists that will …

Social media has revolutionized the way research and museum collections communicate
with the general public by disseminating knowledge and information in real time. Currently …

Museums have an untapped potential to engage students in hands-on learning. Here, we
describe the development of a tiered museum-based program at the University of California …

Natural history collections face four main challenges: acquiring material, preserving that
material, making it available for use, and making the case that the first three activities are …

Alaska faces unique challenges in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics) education, including limited accessibility to resources and learning …