On the road again with microbes

On the road again with microbes

Traveling museum pops up at the Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, Kansas, on July 24, 2022, as part of a state-wide tour to educate Kansans about bacteria, fungi, and other microbes found in nature. “Microbes on the Move,” a traveling program by the University of...
Teresa MacDonald recognized as unsung hero

Teresa MacDonald recognized as unsung hero

Long-time leader of Kansas NSF EPSCoR outreach Teresa MacDonald is this month’s unsung hero at the University of Kansas Office of Research. As the associate director of informal science education at the KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum, Dr....
Senator Moran learns about mobile museum

Senator Moran learns about mobile museum

Senator Jerry Moran met with Associate Director for Informal Science Education, Teresa MacDonald, at the KU Natural History Museum this August during his campus visit for the dedication of the new Innovation Park. Teresa shared information about the Mobile Museum and...
Mobile Microbe Exhibit Visits Independence, Kansas

Mobile Microbe Exhibit Visits Independence, Kansas

When a large green tent showed up on April 2 on the lawn of the public library, residents of Independence, Kansas, found more than books to check out. A slew of specimens—from bones to biofilms, twigs to taxidermy—sat on display inside the tent that sunny Saturday as...