Virginia Museum of Natural History

VMNH In the News

Va. history museum curator to study tavern food - Richmond Times-Dispatch - September 10, 2011

Curator at Virginia Museum of Natural History to study 18th century tavern food - WTVR television (Richmond, VA) - September 10, 2011

Va. history museum curator to study tavern food - The Progress-Index (Petersburg, VA) - September 10, 2011

Va. history museum curator to study tavern food - The Virginian-Pilot (Hampton, VA) - September 10, 2011

Va. history museum curator to study tavern food - WVVA television (Bluefield, WV) - September 10, 2011

Va. history museum curator to study tavern food - WSET television (Roanoke) - September 10, 2011

Va. history museum curator to study tavern food - Houston Chronicle - September 10, 2011

Va. history museum curator to study tavern food - USA Today - September 10, 2011

Tremors from Virginia earthquake felt here - Wilkes Journal-Pilot - August 24, 2011

Virginia Museum of Natural History curator named editor of international scientific journal - Martinsville Media - August 24, 2011

Quake! Virginia hit by 5.8 magnitude quake - Augusta Free Press - August 23, 2011

'Bugnado,' a massive tornado-like swath of swarming bugs, captured on video in Iowa - WPTV (Palm Beach, Florida) - August 22, 2011

VMNH dig reveals marine fossils - Martinsville Bulletin - August 21, 2011

Giant 'Bugnado' Swarms In America's Heartland - NPR (interview with Dr. Joe Keiper, executive director of VMNH) - August 20, 2011

Virginia Museum of Natural History names director of development - Smith Mountain Eagle - August 19, 2011

Sex-crazed insects whip up 'bugnadoes' - MSNBC - August 16, 2011

Communities will connect through new trail uptown - Martinsville Bulletin - August 8, 2011

Grant to promote museums - Martinsville Bulletin - August 4, 2011

IMLS National Initiatives: Let's Move Museums and Gardens - Virginia Museum of Natural History Community Nature Initiative - July 2011

Museums in Virginia - Family Days Out US - July 2011

Bound by research, friendship - Martinsville Bulletin - July 31, 2011

Learning on the job - Martinsville Bulletin - July 29, 2011

Brains? Creatures? Fish eggs? - Smith Mountain Eagle - July 29, 2011

Museums Offer Free Day to Military & Families - WLNI radio (Lynchburg) - June 27, 2011

Military can get free admission to Virginia museums - WTOP radio (Washington, D.C.) - June 27, 2011

Military can get free admission to Va museums - Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas) - June 27, 2011

Military can get free admission to Va museums - Washington Examiner - June 27, 2011

Military families can get free admission to museums in Virginia, elsewhere through Labor Day - Daily Journal (Franklin, Indiana) - June 27, 2011

Extension of city trail proposed near uptown - Martinsville Bulletin - June 26, 2011

VA Museum of Natural History Features Living off the Land Exhibit in Martinsville - Outdoor Report (Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries) - June 22, 2011

Virginia Museum of Natural History ushering in summer with Living off the Land family festival - Martinsville Media - May 28, 2011

Archaeological research shared: Students partnered with VMNH - Martinsville Bulletin - May 16, 2011

Chamber, EDC recognize small businesses, leaders - Martinsville Bulletin - May 5, 2011

Scientist seeks answers to mystery at dig site - Martinsville Bulletin - March 18, 2011

RC students' spring break dig gets national attention - Roanoke College News - March 15, 2011

Virginia Museum of Natural History curator studies biodiversity of Gulf of Mexico ocean floor - Martinsville Daily - March 15, 2011

Virginia Museum of Natural History names Jefferson Awards recipients - Martinsville Daily - March 15, 2011

Paleontologists find hoard of fossils, even a whale's skeleton, near Va. quarry - Washington Post - March 14, 2011

Winds whip kites at festival - Martinsville Bulletin - March 14, 2011

Some great museums ready to move - Center for the Future of Museums - March 10, 2011

University pays visit to NCI - Martinsville Bulletin - March 10, 2011

Martinsville man witnesses violence in Libya - Danville Register and Bee - March 8, 2011

Martinsville Man Forced to Evacuate Libya - WSET television - March 8, 2011

Martinsville man witnesses violence in Libya - WSLS television - March 8, 2011

County hosts prospective teachers - Martinsville Bulletin - March 8, 2011

Boaz tells of fleeing from Libya - Martinsville Bulletin - March 7, 2011

Noal Boaz home from Libya and what a story! - Martinsville Daily - March 5, 2011

Scientist Tackles Climate Change - Consortium for Ocean Leadership - March 4, 2011

Scientist tackles climate change - Martinsville Bulletin - March 4, 2011

University of Florida researchers begin mission to study Gulf of Mexico biodiversity - University of Florida News - March 3, 2011

Virginia Museum of Natural History curator claims evidence of global warming - WSLS television - March 2, 2011

Dino Days: Students participate in hands-on interactive program at the Virginia Museum of Natural History - Halifax County Public Schools News - March 2011

Virginia Museum of Natural History hosts Distinguished Lecture, School and Teacher Workshops - Consortium for Ocean Leadership - March 2, 2011

'Bownessie' Latest Lake Monster? - MSNBC.com - March 2, 2011

Virginia Museum of Natural History curator and an international team of scientists conduct polar environmental research - Martinsville Daily - February 28, 2011

Museum hosts distinguished lecture, school and teacher workshops - Martinsville Daily - February 28, 2011

Museum's summer rates to be cut - Martinsville Bulletin - February 27, 2011

Virginia Museum of Natural History announces keynote speaker for upcoming Jefferson Awards - Martinsville Daily - February 24, 2011

Captain Scott’s century-old collections suggest marine life is capturing more carbon - British Antarctic Survey - February 22, 2011

Scott's collections help reveal accelerating marine life growth in Antarctica - Current Biology - March 2011

Affiliates help smithsonian and MIT solve mysteries - Smithsonian Affiliations - February 25, 2011

Old marine records reveal swelling polar carbon sinks - Balkans Business News - February 24, 2011

WeatherBug weather cam at the Virginia Museum of Natural History - WDBJ television - February 2011

Earth Day at VMNH - EarthDay.org - February 2011

Cooking gone wild - Martinsville Bulletin - February 16, 2011

VMNH to host Dog Days of Winter festival on January 22 - Times-Virginian - January 14, 2011

"Life and Times of Darwin: Mini-Exhibit from the Virginia Museum of Natural History" on display at Roanoke College - Roanoke.edu - January 2011

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