This is the official start date for short contributions from yours truly, now Professor Emeritus and retired Director of the Triplehorn Insect Collection. My goals are to promote the collection and…

Insect curation is an ongoing, collaborative process with many steps. One of the projects I’ve been working on recently, a group of Lycaenid butterflies, had specimens at several different points i…

Bumble bees are important pollinators of native plants and several crops like blueberries and tomatoes. Beyond their ecological importance, I would argue they garner intrinsic value for their fuzzy…

When I reached out to Dr. Musetti about a possible internship at the Triplehorn Insect Collection over the summer I was looking to understand how the system of a collection works. I am going into m…

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Some of my earliest memories revolve around bugs, from flipping rocks to find isopods to finding butterflies on flowers. When I came to OSU as a PhD student in EEOB, I was passionate about working …

Some of my earliest memories revolve around bugs, from flipping rocks to find isopods to finding butterflies on flowers. When I came to OSU as a PhD student in EEOB, I was passionate about working …

As I approach the end of my second year as a Curatorial Assistant at the Triplehorn Insect Collection, I wanted to reflect on the experience of the largest and most comprehensive assignment I have …

Scientists are rallying to reverse ruinous proposed cuts to both NASA and the National Science Foundation

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Leadership, Fiscal Sponsorship, and Hosting Opportunities In April 2025, the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) released a public statement announcing that the Smithsonian Institution, our adminis…

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Each year since 1977, ICOM has organised International Museum Day, which represents a unique moment for the international museum community.

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