University of Oregon (Museum of Natural and Cultural History, University of Oregon)

The University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History will design, prototype, evaluate, and install five key components of a new natural history exhibit hall. The components will include 1) Plate Tectonics: Volcanoes and Earthquakes; 2) Ice Age! Glaciers, Floods, Megafauna, and Extinctions; 3) Think Like a Scientist: Fossils from the Field to the Museum; 4) Evolution of the Horse: From Ancient Times to Today; and 5) Stewardship: Salmon, Humans, and Northwest Rivers. The project will allow the museum to expand and diversify its educational exhibits, showcase more of the university’s collections and research, and build partnerships with a variety of communities to increase scientific literacy; link the past, present, and future; and foster a sense of stewardship for natural history.