February 2016

Monthly Archive: February 2016

#EmptyROM 3 - Hungry in the Hammer

Posted: February 29, 2016 - 12:24 , by ROM
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Leslie from Hungry in the Hammer sent in some of her photos from our last #EmptyROM tour!

Captivating Images from Winners of the ROM Photographer of the Year Contest

Posted: February 26, 2016 - 15:55 , by ROM
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Photography, Nature, Biodiversity, Contest
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winning photo of the ROM Wildlife Photographer of the Year Photo Contest - a coyote drinks from a stream in Toronto, photo by Steven Rose

More than 2250 photos were submitted by people from across Ontario in the 1st Annual ROM Photographer of the Year Contest, and a shot from Steven Rose of Scarborough of a coyote drinking from a stream in an undisclosed Toronto park takes home the grand prize.

#EmptyROM - Libby Roach

Posted: February 26, 2016 - 09:06 , by ROM
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On Feb. 24th we held our 3rd #EmptyROM tour. Here are Libby's photos

Join us for the Tattoos Media Preview!

Posted: February 24, 2016 - 11:57 , by ROM
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We're inviting 20 lucky social media savvy people to attend our Tattoos media preview on March 30th at 10 am.

ROM Research Colloquium: BLOG-A THON (Day 5)

Posted: February 22, 2016 - 08:32 , by ROM
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An urn (HM 1953) from a collection of Zapotec artifacts; analysis suggests that this urn is a composite with ancient pieces integrated into a new object that was fabricated in the early twentieth century.

Five researchers, five questions, five days.

Join us for the ROM Research Colloquium on February 23 and meet our researchers! Stay for the Vaughan Lecture given by Dave Rudkin.

ROM Research Colloquium: BLOG-A THON (Day 4)

Posted: February 21, 2016 - 08:30 , by ROM
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Illustration of fossils collected in 1897 from Cambrian rocks on Mount Stephen, British Columbia

Five researchers, five questions, five days.

Join us for the ROM Research Colloquium on February 23 and meet our researchers! Stay for the Vaughan Lecture given by Dave Rudkin.

What are the big unanswered questions in your field that keep you up at night?

 

ROM Research Colloquium: BLOG-A THON (Day 3)

Posted: February 20, 2016 - 08:30 , by ROM
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Photo of two flying moustached bats

Five researchers, five questions, five days.

Join us for the ROM Research Colloquium on February 23 and meet our researchers! Stay for the Vaughan Lecture given by Dave Rudkin.

How does your research help us understand the world? 

 

ROM Research Colloquium: BLOG-A THON (Day 2)

Posted: February 17, 2016 - 17:25 , by ROM
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A photo of two Amanita specimens from the Araca River, Amazonia, Brazil

Five researchers, five questions, five days.

Join us for the ROM Research Colloquium on February 23 and meet our researchers! Stay for the Vaughan Lecture given by Dave Rudkin.

ROM Research Colloquium: BLOG-A-THON (Day 1)

Posted: February 17, 2016 - 17:04 , by ROM
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Dave Rudkin in the Raymond Quarry, 1984

Follow five of the ROM’s researchers and learn about what fascinates them, what questions are irking them and how their research helps us figure out the world.

Have you got 15 minutes to be part of something BIG?

Posted: February 11, 2016 - 16:46 , by ROM
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Biodiversity, Nature, Natural History, Research
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White-breasted Nuthatch, common bird of Toronto. Photo by Mark Peck

Guest blog written by Bird Studies Canada's Toronto Projects Coordinator, Emily Rondel

What if you could be part of a global conservation project by standing in your yard (or local park, or well…anywhere) for 15 minutes? This coming Family Day weekend (Feb 12-15), be part of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), a four day worldwide “blitz” of wild birds. The GBBC is an invaluable snapshot of worldwide bird abundance and distribution; and it’s only possible due to the participation of tens of thousands of “citizen scientist” volunteers around the globe.