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Reflecting on a Semester of Conservation
February 11, 2022 - Nadia Gray: Growing up, I was always one of those kids who loved animals and playing in the…
Smithsonian-Mason team keeps watch, so elephants can doze off
January 3, 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWQT4TZrMys Because elephants only sleep three to four hours a night, and frequently wake during that time, their…
UMW Students Wild for Smithsonian Endangered Species Program
June 4, 2021 - Liliana Ramirez and Madelyn “Maddie” Lichter know that residence hall life can be a bit like living in…
SMSC analyzes genomes to support conservation
April 20, 2021 - Black-footed ferrets were once thought to be extinct, until a small population was discovered in Wyoming in 1981.…
SMSC shows innovation is key
June 24, 2020 - Outside their dorms, students at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC) have visual access to rare and endangered…
