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Explore Evolution exhibit opens at Morrill Hall

By MEGAN BLACK
September 12, 2005
http://www.dailynebraskan.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/09/12/4325067e36b49

The newest permanent exhibit at the University of Nebraska State Museum in
Morrill Hall, Explore Evolution, took a three-year evolution of its own.

The exhibit, which premiered to the public on Saturday, features the
research of two University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists and was organized
by Judy Diamond, a State Museum professor.

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday night, Chancellor Harvey Perlman was on
hand to offer praise, saying the exhibit is a turning point for the museum.

Diamond petitioned for and received the $2.8 million grant that funded the
project. Six museums across the nation will also feature the evolution
exhibit in their permanent galleries.

The project required expertise across a spectrum of fields, Diamond said,
and features the work of artist Angie Fox, a scientific illustrator for the
State Museum, and acclaimed science writer Carl Zimmer.

It also showcases the research of Charles Wood, director of the Nebraska
Center for Virology at UNL, and Sherilyn Fritz, professor of geological
sciences.

Others making contributions to the exhibit included scientists across the
nation, five statewide 4-H organizations and 38 middle school students who
served as a trial audience.

In addition to the Explore Evolution project, the National Science Teachers
Associated Press released a book, "The Virus and the Whale: Exploring
Evolution in Creatures Small and Large."

"The book is not a companion piece," said Sarah Disbrow, a Lincoln-based
writer, editor and consultant for the project. "It can be appreciated in its
own right."

The activities available through the book and the exhibit are accessible to
all age groups, particularly those middle-school-aged and older, Diamond
said.

"We designed the exhibit so there is something for everyone," she said.

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