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How Teddy Roosevelt started the Museum of Natural History — in his living room

Edit New York Post 17 Apr 2016
In 1867, Theodore Roosevelt began what he called the Roosevelt Museum of Natural History. It consisted of 12 specimens that had been carefully preserved and laid out — in his bedroom ... Getty Images ... When he set his sights on attending Harvard University it was largely because of the legacy of naturalist Louis Agassiz, who left behind the Museum of Comparative Zoology and a detailed system of animal classifications still used today ... ....

Symposium to mark 20 years of CIES (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 05 Nov 2015
(Source. FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association). CIES (International Centre for Sports Studies) is organising a symposium to mark 20 years of scientific and academic activities ... This special day will be attended by the following speakers.. Octavian Bivolaru. Senior Legal Counsel - FIFA. Pierre Cornu ... Madalina Diaconu ... Hon ... University of Neuchâtel, Aula des Jeunes-Rives, Espace Louis-Agassiz 1, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland ... ....

About the Photo of the Dead Boy on the Beach

Edit Huffington Post 04 Sep 2015
WARNING. Graphic images below ... This photo is all over the internet, at the top of the trending list ... I found this outburst of protest to be heartless and stupid ... And the pro-slavery factions did the same; witness the infamous daguerreotypes of stripped and humiliated slaves ordered by the country's leading scientist, Louis Agassiz, to promote his theory that blacks were a separate and inferior species ... And it did ... But it was very real ... ....

Hipcamp's Guide to Camping Out West

Edit Huffington Post 09 Jul 2015
Hello Earth! Thank you for Crater Lake. Photo by Julian Bialowas. The best grounds in the west for pitching a tent, skinny dipping, tree hugging, kicking back, and truly enjoying the great outdoors. By Julie Murrell for Fathom ... US WEST – There's no better place to experience nature in all its glory than on the west coast ... Hot tip ... The largest one in Calaveras Big Trees State Park is the Louis Agassiz, located in the South Grove....

Unitarian and Universalist Women

Edit About.com 30 Jun 2015
Many Unitarian and Universalist women were among the activists who worked for women's rights; others were leaders in the arts, humanities, politics and other fields ... Listed in order of their birth years. American unless otherwise indicated ... "Nearer My God to Thee" ... Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz 1822-1907 Unitarianscientist, author, educator, first president of Radcliffe College; married to Louis Agassiz ... Louis; son was T.S ... ....

Maori ceremony 'un-names' New Zealand glacier (Massey University)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Jun 2015
Sasha Huber, an artist-in-residence at with a joint programme run by the Wellington City Council and Massey University's College of Creative Arts in Wellington, is known for her contribution to the long-term project Demounting Louis Agassiz ... century Swiss-born naturalist and glaciologist Dr Louis Agassiz (1807-73), from a peak in the Swiss Alps....

A Wharton professor discovered a psychological trick that will help you stop procrastinating

Edit Business Insider 27 Jun 2015
See Also. Like many people, Katy Milkman knew she should be exercising more. But each day she left her job as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania feeling exhausted and drained ... Copyright 2015 ... Creativity, Simplicity, and the Carefully Constrained Life Fast Growth is Overrated Famous Biologist Louis Agassiz on the Usefulness of Learning Through Observation How to Fall in Love With Boredom and Unlock Your Mental Toughness ... Life ... ....

The man who was caged in a zoo

Edit The Guardian 03 Jun 2015
Ota Benga (second from left) and fellow countrymen at the St Louis World’s Fair, 1904 Photograph ... Louis Agassiz, the Harvard professor of geology and zoology, who at the time of his death in 1873 was arguably America’s most venerated scientist, had insisted for more than two decades that blacks were a separate species, a “degraded and degenerate race” ... Verner himself did not arrive in St Louis with his coveted acquisitions....

Garden Club Award to Senior Fellow (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)

Edit noodls 20 May 2015
(Source. Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University). ROCHESTER, N.Y. , May 20, 2015. Robert McCracken Peck has received one of the highest honors bestowed annually by The Garden Club of America (GCA), the Sarah Chapman Francis Medal. The award, presented to Peck at the GCA's annual meeting here this evening, recognizes outstanding literary achievement ... The Life and Art of Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1982), Headhunters and Hummingbirds....

Famous Women Scientists

Edit About.com 13 May 2015
British and American polls say that few people can name even one famous woman scientist. Here are some women in the sciences including medicine and mathematics. You may recognize some of these famous women scientists; others may be new to you and worth further exploring ... Click through to the rest of the pages so you don't miss the others. Marie Curie ... Dates. November 7, 1867 - July 4, 1934 ... Dates ... Louis Agassiz named two fossils for her....

Birdlife Ruffed grouse are picky

Edit Big News Network 26 Apr 2015
Louis Agassiz Fuertes The name ruffed grouse refers to the ruff of black neck feathers elevated by males during courtship displays. Ruffed grouse are uncommon residents of East Tennessee's ... ....

Birdlife Easy warblers to identify

Edit Big News Network 12 Apr 2015
Louis Agassiz Fuertes Hooded warblers, males with distinctive black hoods surrounding lemon yellow faces, are common breeding birds in East Tennessee's upland woodlands. They're more easily ... ....

Rivers: Blame Jefferson for Ferguson?

Edit Detroit news 01 Apr 2015
Caryl Rivers 12.09 a.m. EDT April 1, 2015. Thomas Jefferson harbored doubts about equality.(Photo. Charlie Riedel). CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE ... And that’s exactly what science did ... Dr ... The renowned Harvard scientist Louis Agassiz became convinced by these arguments that Africans were a separate species and, says Smedley, “He became the most active spokesman for separate creations of the races ... He came to Harvard ... ....
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