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Six ASTC members receive FY 2021 NEH grants

August 23, 2021 / Issues, Policy, and Advocacy / Adam Fagen

The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced the recipients of its fiscal year 2021 grants. Among the list of 239 funded projects are six ASTC-member institutions. The announcement includes $28.4 million in grants in 14 different categories, including preservation assistance, sustaining cultural heritage collections, collaborative research, digital humanities advancement, and more. Created […]

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President Obama signs stimulus package at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

February 18, 2009 / Science and Technology Center and Museum Stories / Christine Ruffo

On February 17, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Colorado. The museum, powered in part by 465 solar panels on its roof, was chosen as the event site to highlight the administration’s goal of creating new green jobs and opportunities. In his

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Celebrating Darwin

February 11, 2009 / Science and Technology Center and Museum Stories / Christine Ruffo

Throughout 2009, science centers will join people around the world in celebrating the Year of Darwin, marking the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of the Species. On February 12, Darwin’s 200th birthday, Denver Museum of Nature and Science is hosting an open house tour of its zoology collections and an evening lecture by

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