KU Natural History Museum

@kunhm

Sharing the life of the planet since 1865, with research fueled by the KU Biodiversity Institute. http://biodiversity.ku.edu

Lawrence, KS

Joined January 2009

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · Jul 24

On Aug. 4–5, the @PaleoInstitute will host top scientists from @Yale, @Harvard, @FloridaMuseum & more during a workshop to rethink how fossil data is shared—making it more FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable & Reusable. 📄➡️📊 Learn more ⬇️ biodiversity.ku.edu/news/article/p…

kunhm's tweet card. Click for more on conclave of paleontologists, data scientists and publishers at KU

KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · Jul 17

Double the celebration! 🎉🐭🦇 Congrats to KU Mammalogy students Alex Hey & Danny Ibanez on successfully defending their master’s theses! Alex studied hybrid woodrats in the field using Nanopore tech; Danny explored Hipposideros bat genomics in the Solomons. KU PhDs up next!🎓

kunhm's tweet image. Double the celebration! 🎉🐭🦇 Congrats to KU Mammalogy students Alex Hey &amp; Danny Ibanez on successfully defending their master’s theses! Alex studied hybrid woodrats in the field using Nanopore tech; Danny explored Hipposideros bat genomics in the Solomons.

KU PhDs up next!🎓

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · Jul 17

The future of semiconductors is in great hands! The FuSe² Team at @ResearchAtKU, including our very own outreach pros Teresa MacDonald & Eleanor Gardner, hosted high school students for a brain-inspired computing workshop! 🧠 💻 Thanks to @NSF for supporting this project.

kunhm's tweet image. The future of semiconductors is in great hands! The FuSe² Team at @ResearchAtKU, including our very own outreach pros Teresa MacDonald &amp; Eleanor Gardner, hosted high school students for a brain-inspired computing workshop! 🧠 💻

Thanks to @NSF for supporting this project.

KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · Jul 10

Student Spotlight! 🌟 KU doctoral student Kristen Miller is turning heads with her discovery of Swaindelphys solastella, a 60-million-year-old marsupial from Texas’ Big Bend. Read more: rockcha.lk/4et 📸: KU Marketing | 🖼️: Kristen Tietjen

kunhm's tweet image. Student Spotlight! 🌟 KU doctoral student Kristen Miller is turning heads with her discovery of Swaindelphys solastella, a 60-million-year-old marsupial from Texas’ Big Bend.

Read more: rockcha.lk/4et
📸: KU Marketing | 🖼️: Kristen Tietjen

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Research at KU@ResearchAtKU · Jul 8

Are you a KU grad student conducting compelling, innovative or impactful research? Consider applying to be featured on Research Matters! The podcast is produced in partnership with Kansas Public Radio to highlight the contributions of graduate research. rockcha.lk/research-matte…

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · Jul 1

Always learning so we can better serve you! ❤️ Our Visitor Services team explored labs, collection storage, the Panorama, & hidden corners of Dyche Hall to deepen their museum knowledge and share it with you! Big thanks to Lori Schlenker for the behind-the-scenes tour tour! 👏

kunhm's tweet image. Always learning so we can better serve you! ❤️

Our Visitor Services team explored labs, collection storage, the Panorama, &amp; hidden corners of Dyche Hall to deepen their museum knowledge and share it with you! Big thanks to Lori Schlenker for the behind-the-scenes tour tour! 👏

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Research at KU@ResearchAtKU · Jul 1

Kristen Miller, a doctoral student in @kunhm, described a new species of giant marsupial that lived about 60 million years ago — the largest found so far in North America from this period. Read more about the discovery.👇 abcnews.go.com/US/fossils-gia…

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · Jun 26

Love our Madagascar hissing cockroaches as much as our Exhibits Manager & Lead Designer Laura Mohr does? 🪳 Stop by Bugtown before BIG renovations start July 7! A new Discovery Space is coming with some familiar insect friends. Stay tuned for more updates and information! 🤎

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · May 27

Join us in celebrating Brian Atkinson on his tenure promotion! His dedication to fossil plant research and mentoring the next generation of paleobotanists makes him an invaluable part of our team at @kunhm & @KUbiology! Congrats, Brian! 🎉

kunhm's tweet image. Join us in celebrating Brian Atkinson on his tenure promotion! His dedication to fossil plant research and mentoring the next generation of paleobotanists makes him an invaluable part of our team at @kunhm &amp; @KUbiology!

Congrats, Brian! 🎉

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · May 27

We're hiring! 🎉 The KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum is seeking applications for a full-time Museum Education Coordinator. Application reviews begin Monday, June 9, 2025. To apply or learn more about each job, click the link ➡️ rockcha.lk/xvx

kunhm's tweet image. We're hiring! 🎉

The KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum is seeking applications for a full-time Museum Education Coordinator. Application reviews begin Monday, June 9, 2025.

To apply or learn more about each job, click the link ➡️ rockcha.lk/xvx

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · May 22

Happy #InternationalDayForBiodiversity! 🌍 Meet some of the incredible staff & students at KU’s Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum. Together, they’re advancing global research to understand past and present life on Earth—and shape a brighter future. 🧬🦎🔬🐝

kunhm's tweet image. Happy #InternationalDayForBiodiversity! 🌍 Meet some of the incredible staff &amp; students at KU’s Biodiversity Institute &amp; Natural History Museum. Together, they’re advancing global research to understand past and present life on Earth—and shape a brighter future. 🧬🦎🔬🐝

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · May 21

That post-graduation R & R hits different. 🐍🛀 Come find your zen at the KU Natural History Museum! 📸: Laura Mohr

kunhm's tweet image. That post-graduation R &amp; R hits different. 🐍🛀

Come find your zen at the KU Natural History Museum!
📸: Laura Mohr

KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · May 14

We're so proud to have James Saulsbury, Postdoctoral Researcher in Invertebrate Paleontology, as part of our team at the KU Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum! Watch his interview below. ⬇️ youtu.be/m5LyeKSj6BM?si…

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · May 13

Celebrate Earth's biodiversity at this month's K-POP Event! 🌏 Join us + the Kansas Postdoctoral Outreach Project for hands-on, family-friendly activities in the Panorama Gallery! 🐍🦋🐝 📍 KU Natural History Museum 🗓️ Sun, May 25 | ⏰ 2–4 pm 🎟️ Free & open to all ages!

kunhm's tweet image. Celebrate Earth's biodiversity at this month's K-POP Event! 🌏 Join us + the Kansas Postdoctoral Outreach Project for hands-on, family-friendly activities in the Panorama Gallery! 🐍🦋🐝

📍 KU Natural History Museum
🗓️ Sun, May 25 | ⏰ 2–4 pm
🎟️ Free &amp; open to all ages!

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · May 6

Check out the latest #KUFieldWorks ft. Victor Gonzalez, associate teaching professor of biology and research associate at the KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum! 🐝 research.ku.edu/news/article/k…

kunhm's tweet card. Victor Hugo Gonzalez tracks bees in Latin America and Greece

KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · May 6

The bees are BACK! 🐝 Stop by the KU Natural History Museum this month and say hello to our new bee hive. 👋 🖤

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · May 2

Explore, discover, & collect stickers! 🦴✨ Complete a Discovery Guide & earn a fossil sticker—Tylosaurus, Pteranodon, or Silvisaurus! Fun for all ages with 12+ free guides. Ask at Visitor Services or explore them here ➡️ biodiversity.ku.edu/discovery-guid…

kunhm's tweet image. Explore, discover, &amp; collect stickers! 🦴✨

Complete a Discovery Guide &amp; earn a fossil sticker—Tylosaurus, Pteranodon, or Silvisaurus! Fun for all ages with 12+ free guides. Ask at Visitor Services or explore them here ➡️ biodiversity.ku.edu/discovery-guid…

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · Apr 30

Congrats to Mammalogy PhD student Mackenzie Grover & incoming PhD student Alex Hey on being named 2025–26 KU Self Graduate Fellows! They’ll receive 4 years of funding + professional development as future leaders in Parasitology & Wildlife Genomics. ➡️ rockcha.lk/rqz

kunhm's tweet image. Congrats to Mammalogy PhD student Mackenzie Grover &amp; incoming PhD student Alex Hey on being named 2025–26 KU Self Graduate Fellows!

They’ll receive 4 years of funding + professional development as future leaders in Parasitology &amp; Wildlife Genomics.

➡️ rockcha.lk/rqz

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Research at KU@ResearchAtKU · Apr 30

Fieldwork is essential to new discoveries. @UnivOfKansas researchers gather data from rivers, prairies, glaciers, archives + more. Our #KUFieldWorks series highlights what this looks like in practice. 👇

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KU Natural History Museum@kunhm · Apr 25

Not a hippo, pig, or anteater... it's a tapir! Celebrate National Tapir Day this weekend at our K-POP event! 💥Join KU postdocs in the Panorama Gallery to learn about these fascinating creatures. 📍 KU Natural History Museum, Dyche Hall 🔹 Sunday, April 27 | ⏰ 2-4 p.m.

kunhm's tweet image. Not a hippo, pig, or anteater... it's a tapir! Celebrate National Tapir Day this weekend at our K-POP event! 💥Join KU postdocs in the Panorama Gallery to learn about these fascinating creatures.

📍 KU Natural History Museum, Dyche Hall
🔹 Sunday, April 27 | ⏰ 2-4 p.m.