Affirmative action was never a complete answer in the drive towards a more just society. But for generations of students who had been systematically excluded from most of America’s key institutions—it gave us the chance to show we more than deserved a seat at the table. In the

The serpent from the underworld! The Puerto Rican Boa (Chilabothrus inornatus) has occupied a legendary space in my life since I was just a little kid. I’m thrilled to finally have come face to face with the organism behind all the stories!! #herpetology #wildlifephotography

So proud of the work we are doing, and we still have so much more to do! #InclusiveScicomm floridamuseum.ufl.edu/pressroom/2023…

Come and join us ⁦UFSACNAS⁩ in celebrating #HispanicHeritageMonth ⁦Florida Museum⁩ this Sunday with the ⁦⁦@AnaVLongo⁩ lab, the Ordway lab and the Maguire Center of Lepidoptera. floridamuseum.ufl.edu/event/viva-mus…

For the first time, researchers have extracted ancient DNA from Caribbean parrot fossils and archaeological specimens, showing that species thought to be endemic to certain islands were historically more widespread. Story: 🦜 floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/caribb… Study: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

We’re withdrawing our proposal to reclassify the Virgin Islands boa from #endangered to threatened under the #EndangeredSpeciesAct. Current population trend estimates don’t support our original proposal. Learn more here: fws.gov/press-release/… 📸JP Zegarra/USFWS

Coming to #ASTC2023 is always so refreshing! It was particularly exciting to see Irmarís Rivera-Llavona from ECOEXPLORATORIO as an emcee for the opening plenary session!! 🇵🇷 's hasta en la luna!

Inside the controversy over D.C.’s new Latino-history museum - TIME apple.news/AhYgX4cBJRf2NL…

The stories of Black scientists are often overlooked & untold. Thus, #BlackInNHMs is proud to share the stories of 17 Black people, who contributed to natural history, with our FIRST exhibit! It was produced in partnership with Florida Museum. Stay tuned for more info below👇🏿

I am so happy yo share this new paper! We found 28 Million years old fossils of the “Caribbean Amphinians 🎵🎶” in Florida 🦴🐸 doi.org/10.1093/zoolin…

🚨🍞Recién salido del horno. Un nuevo trabajo con @davidcblackburn Ed Stanley Jonathan I. Bloch en Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society sobre evidencia de fósiles de ranas del Caribe en depósitos de 28 millones de años en Florida. 🦴🐸🏝️ #cienciacriolla doi.org/10.1093/zoolin…

Chum Salmon Are Spawning in the Arctic. It’s an Ominous Sign - WIRED apple.news/Ad1wLNcOkSCe-b…

Our first Florida Museum #MuseumIntheParks video in Spanish! Featuring the great Orlando Acevedo-Ch🦉!! So proud of this, and we have more videos in the pipeline that will feature latine scientists! #MuseoEnLosParques #InclusiveScicomm #RepresentationMatters floridamuseum.ufl.edu/educators/reso…

Exhibit Spotlight 🖼️ Black in Natural History Museums Scavenger Hunt Explore #BlackinNHMs in this FREE exhibit developed in partnership with Black in Natural History Museums. Start in our central gallery and walk our exhibits to discover Black scientists and naturalists. 🔗 floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/black…

Mammalogy is now a career contender thanks to the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture! She was hypnotized with the scientist prepping a Pocket Gopher 😎 #SciGirl

The Florida Museum just shared our work on scientist-teacher partnerships through outreach. Dr. Megan Ennes , Brittany Kester, Ph.D. , Pasha Antonenko, and I hope you check it out! Link to our review article is included.

The third chapter of my dissertation is out now in Biological Conservation: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Very rarely do I take selfies… but I couldn’t resist a chance to do it with a Giant Tortoise at work today 😎