News Articles

October 28, 2011

Hayden Calfee, who turned 7 on October 18, made a generous donation of $80 to the Virginia Museum of Natural History for the "Hooker Furniture Discovery Reef." Rather than receive birthday gifts from friends, she chose to donate the money received to the museum. Hayden wants to add a globe to the "Discovery Reef" for the enjoyment of other children and families. Thank you to Hayden and her family for this thoughtful and generous gift that will benefit countless other children who visit the museum. To learn more about supporting the museum, call 276-634-4161.

October 26, 2011

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October 20, 2011

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October 17, 2011

Congratulations to the 2011 winners: Grand Champion Best Chili First Place: Martinsville Mustangs Second Place: Five Alarm Chili Third Place: Rock House Chili Best Booth First Place: Hillbilly Chili Second Place: Firehouse Chili Third Place: Five Alarm Chili People's Choice Hillbilly Chili

October 6, 2011

Be sure to visit www.paleolab.org, a blog by Dr. Alton Dooley, associate curator of paleontology at VMNH.

October 4, 2011

VMNH Curator Part of a Global Team of Scientists Who Name New Type Specimen at the Natural History Museum in London---Dr. Judith Winston, curator of marine biology at VMNH, is one of 28 ICZN Commissioners from 20 countries including the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, France, South Africa, Japan, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, Peru, Malaysia, Italy, Singapore, Denmark, Hungary, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, and China. The commission is supported by a secretariat based at the Natural History Museum in London.

October 3, 2011

Dr. Jim Beard, curator of earth sciences at VMNH, provides commentary in this article about volcanoes in Virginia.