Prospecting for Functional Materials in the Entomology Collections of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, a proposal by MCZ Faculty-Curator Naomi Pierce, is one of nine research projects sharing $1 million in the seventh round of the Climate Change Solutions Fund (CCSF) awards for proposals that create...

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Twenty specimens of tanagers — one male and one female from each of 10 different species or subspecies — in our ornithology collection were studied to investigate the connection between vibrant feathers and diet and overall health. The research was published in Scientific Reports and featured in the... Read more about Some Male Birds Fly Under False Colors to Attract Mates, Study Suggests

With field work on hold during the pandemic, MCZ Faculty-Curator of Invertebrate Zoology Gonzalo Giribet discovered a passion (and incredible eye) for bird photography.... Read more about Zoologist, his field work on hold, falls for wildlife bird photography

Brenda Tindal, an award-winning educator and scholar from the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C., has been named executive director of Harvard Museums of Science and Culture. Read the full announcement in the Harvard Gazette.  Read more about Tindal named director of Harvard Museums of Science and Culture

Congratulations to MCZ Faculty-Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Javier Ortega-Hernández, recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award! This award is in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through research and education, and the integration of these endeavors in the context of their organizations' missions.

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The Harvard Museums of Science and Culture (HMSC) celebrates Women’s History Month with the online exhibit Women of the Museum, 1860–1920: Behind-the-Screens at the Museum of Comparative Zoology which features extensive materials from the Ernst Mayr Library Special Collections and Archives of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 

Through her careful research on the roles, lives, working...

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