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25 Apr 2024, 6:38 am
Last fall, experts in marine mammal research, conservation and management gathered at the Smithsonian Institution to talk Rice’s whales—and how to save them. [read post]
25 Feb 2024, 7:00 am
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16 Feb 2024, 9:30 pm
"This season in the Institute for Justice's podcast series Bound by Justice is devoted to property cases, including "a tour of the house at issue in Pennsylvania Coal v. [read post]
16 Jan 2024, 6:00 am
Krantz published Dinosaurs of the District of Columbia in 2003, in which he includes geological maps, illustrations, and sources from the Smithsonian Institution to provide an overview of the history of dinosaurs within the DC city lines. [read post]
27 Nov 2023, 6:21 am
Cultural institutions are often expected to apply a generalized ethical resoluti [read post]
20 Nov 2023, 9:31 am
Public History Division, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian InstitutionThe Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation seeks a Director to serve as the champion for the power of invention and innovation and to lead the Center’s pathbreaking educational and engagement efforts. [read post]
19 Nov 2023, 9:01 pm
As an article in Smithsonian Magazine notes, “From the day the trial began on September 24, 1969, it captivated the media. [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 8:00 am
Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/norway-ratTypically found in urban environments, underground burrows, crawl spaces, and basements, Norway rats can pose serious health threats to the citizens of New York City. [read post]
6 Nov 2023, 2:37 pm
For example, the Smithsonian provides users with over 4.4 million 2D and 3D digital items. [read post]
28 Oct 2023, 9:03 am
How did these human remains come to be displayed or acquired by museums and academic institutions? [read post]
12 Oct 2023, 11:00 am
The Smithsonian is in the process of building the National Museum of the American Latino, so in the meantime, I wandered along Constitution Avenue. [read post]
20 Sep 2023, 9:24 am
While a buyer might appreciate the artistic qualities of a work, the connection to a particular artist is a significant generator of the value of the work, creating the difference between the original potentially worth millions of dollars and a reproduction sold for a fraction of the cost.[1] Holding out a forgery as a legitimate work can have reputational and legal consequences for buyers, sellers, and institutions in the art world.[2] The buyer’s actions during the sale may… [read post]
19 Sep 2023, 2:24 pm
While a buyer might appreciate the artistic qualities of a work, the connection to a particular artist is a significant generator of the value of the work, creating the difference between the original potentially worth millions of dollars and a reproduction sold for a fraction of the cost.[1] Holding out a forgery as a legitimate work can have reputational and legal consequences for buyers, sellers, and institutions in the art world.[2] The buyer’s actions during the sale may… [read post]
9 Sep 2023, 9:43 am
” The Postal Service announced last week that the dedication ceremony for the new stamp will be Oct. 2 at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. [read post]
1 Sep 2023, 6:31 am
Here are some highlights: Join Us on 8/31 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on Law on Elections and Political Parties in Turkey Sympathy for the Devil– Pic of the Week Congress.gov New, Tip, and Top – August 2023 – Browse back to the First Congress The Law Library's New Report on Public Prosecution Reform in South Korea The Smithsonian Institution: The History of the World's Largest Museum and Research Complex What’s in a Name? [read post]
31 Aug 2023, 9:48 am
In 2022, the Smithsonian Institution, which includes 21 museums, adopted a new ethics policy authorizing the deaccession of objects that have been confirmed to be illicitly acquired.[20] As a demonstration of their commitment, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art returned 29 Benin bronzes to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments in Nigeria. [read post]
30 Aug 2023, 4:38 am
More directly to the point, actual aesthetic interests are not impermissible objectives for government programs.For example, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Smithsonian American Art Museum foster aesthetics. [read post]
24 Aug 2023, 4:00 am
James Smithson, the Smithsonian benefactor Probably the best thing Congress ever did was charter the Smithsonian Institution. [read post]
10 Aug 2023, 4:00 am
Institutional Administration This act provided that the Smithsonian Institution was to be governed by a Board of Regents. [read post]
8 Aug 2023, 11:06 am
Oxford has been listed among the 20 Best Small Towns in America by Smithsonian Magazine. [read post]
