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July 31, 2013

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July 29, 2013

Area teachers will be able to bring their school groups to the museum free of charge or at a reduced rate in fall 2013 thanks to generous Corporate Partnership support from the Hermes Family Foundation! Space is limited; to book a school group early, teachers can call 276-634-4185. To learn more about supporting the museum, please visit http://www.vmnh.net/donate-now.

July 26, 2013

This summer, VMNH educators led week-long "Engineering Challenge" camps for three MHC After 3 sites, including Bassett Community Center, Fieldale Community Center, and Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School. Campers spent the week engineering their own projects, which they presented at the museum to their parents, instructors, and fellow campers on Thursday, July 25. Awards were given to the top projects based on voting by their peers and all camp participants received a free student membership to the museum for a year. With the membership, students are able to visit the museum at any time for free, as well as several hundred other museums and science centers across the country.

July 25, 2013

Dr. Joe Keiper, VMNH Executive Director, leads moth program at Smith River Sports Complex.

July 22, 2013

Dr. Joe Keiper, VMNH executive director, provides tips on controlling the mosquito population.

July 19, 2013

The museum held an exhibit preview reception for members and VIPs on Thursday, July 18. Nearly 60 people attended the reception for the special exhibit, "Stories from Skeletons: Hard Evidence", located inside the column display cases within the Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont Hall of Ancient Life. Special thanks to Smith River Community Bank for making this exhibit possible!

July 19, 2013

The special exhibit "Stories from Skeletons: Hard Evidence" opens Saturday, July 20 at the Virginia Museum of Natural History. This exhibit is made possible by River Community Bank and generous donations the VMNH Foundation.

July 17, 2013

The new special exhibit "Stories from Skeletons: Hard Evidence" opens Saturday, July 20 in the Virginia Museum of Natural History's Harvest Foundation Hall of Ancient Life. This exhibit is sponsored by River Community Bank.

July 17, 2013

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July 16, 2013

Practical applications in the SEM and anthropology labs

July 16, 2013

Dr. George Adams traveled from Purdue University to inform attendees about their Nano technology labs and research.

July 15, 2013

Dr. George Adams of Purdue University presents a fascinating Nanotechnology program at the Virginia Museum of Natural History.

July 15, 2013

Join us this evening for a fascinating presentation on nanotechnology by Dr. George Adams of Purdue University. Social time is from 5:30 to 6 p.m., with the presentation to begin at 6 p.m. We hope to see you there!

July 10, 2013

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July 9, 2013

Over 150 students from the Summer Residential Governor's School for Mathematics, Science and Technology visited VMNH on July 9 to tour the museum and take part in hands-on sessions led by the museum's Research & Collections staff. Presenters included Dr. Nancy Moncrief, curator of mammology, Dr. Alton Dooley, curator of paleontology, Dr. Elizabeth Moore, curator of archaeology, Dr. Judy Winston, curator of mammology, Sarah Timm, earth sciences technician, and Ray Vodden, research technician. The school chose the museum as its destination due to VMNH's ability to provide hands-on, practical learning sessions led by renowned science professionals.

July 4, 2013

We are open on the Fourth of July! We hope to see you at the museum!

July 3, 2013

Dr. Joe Keiper, executive director of the Virginia Museum of Natural History and Doug Domenech, secretary of natural resources for Virginia, were interviewed in a recent episode of "This Week in Richmond" on Blue Ridge PBS.

July 3, 2013

Join us for a fascinating Nanotechnology presentation on Monday, July 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at VMNH. Dr. George B. Adams III, Deputy Director of the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) at Purdue University, will present this informative program. Social time is from 5:30 to 6 p.m., with the presentation to take place from 6 to 7 p.m. This program will be presented in conjunction with the "Nano" exhibit currently on display in the Suzanne M. Lacy Education Center at VMNH. The "Nano" exhibit is sponsored by George & Jean Adams, and Carter Bank & Trust.