Blog: March 2023

Posted Fri, 03/24/2023 - 3:09pm

Adventuring with Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi

Ella Al-Shamahi is a paleoanthropologist, a television personality, an intrepid explorer, and even a stand-up comic. What’s more, she’s everything you want your daughter to be when she grows up: successful, fearless, well-spoken, intelligent, and a delight to be around. Born of Yemeni parents in England, she’s much more than a modern-day female Indiana Jones – she’s helping to change assumptions about who scientists and archaeologists are.

Tags: celebrating women in science, Ella Al-Shamahi, lecture series

Posted Tue, 03/21/2023 - 10:08am

NHMU Educators Reach Into Utah Classrooms

NHMU is more than a destination museum housing incredible collections; it is a serious education partner with Utah schools

Tags: celebrating women in science

Posted Sat, 03/11/2023 - 12:00pm

A Historical Perspective on the Science of Chocolate

Read into the history and science that resulted in the amazing flavors of chocolate we enjoy today at NHMU's Chocolate & Cheese Festival, happening March 11-12, 2023, at NHMU.

Tags: chocolate

Posted Wed, 03/01/2023 - 3:09pm

Looking Beyond the Temples at the People of Angkor – with Alison Carter, PhD

Angkor is an archaeologist’s dream, and a few of them are looking beyond the temples that draw 2.5 million tourists a year to better understand the people who lived and worked there. One of these archaeologists is Alison Carter, PhD.

Tags: lecture series, Alison Carter, anthropology, archaeology, celebrating women in science