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Plains spoken paleontology: the University of Kansas Natural History Museum has emerged as a leading research center.(includes related article on the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois)
; ...at the KU museum have added...merger of the Natural History Museum with three...university museums dedicated...the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago (see Field Work ). The museum's new director...American Museum of Natural ...
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Africa comes to Chicago. (new permanent exhibit at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois)
; As you walk through Stanley Hall at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History, the lively and festive sounds of a marketplace grab your attention and engage your participation. The lure is Dakar, Senegal, where you join in a celebration of the Tabaski holy day before heading east toward Cameroon. ...
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Chicago Field Museum of Natural History
; ...Last year, Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History paid more...discovered. The museum came up with...station WBEZ in Chicago, Jody Becker...collection. When museum executives...approaching Chicago-based McDonald...the Field Museum's Geology...DEPARTMENT, FIELD ...
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Having a field day. (Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois) (Great Science Museums) (Cover Story)
; ...Jones intoning the word museum. Isn't it beautiful? I'...car ride. Nevertheless, Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History has been a lifelong favorite...Wilmette. What separates a museum worth suffering for from...what makes a good science museum. I also learn more, of...been ...
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A splashy debut for a dinosaur.(Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History unveils 'Sue' dinosaur skeleton)(Brief Article)
; ...Tyrannosaurus rex, went on display last week at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History. The unveiling closed a chapter in the lengthy...a landowner who auctioned his fossil to the museum for $8.36 million. The 42-foot-long carnivore...
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Princess Di vs. da Bulls? NBA heroes, royalty duel for Chicago's heart; Princess of Wales in Chicago Here is the schedule for Princess Diana's visit: Today: Diana is to appear at 10:15 a.m. at a breast cancer symposium. The invitation-only event will be held at Northwestern's School of Law, 357 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago. She is to give opening remarks at about 10:45 a.m. The princess will also make a stop at Cook County Hospital for a tour. Officials said chances of seeing the princess there are poor. At 6:30 p.m., Diana is guest of honor at a black-tie gala at the Field Museum of Natural History. All seats are sold out. Thursday: Diana will visit Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago at 10:30 a.m. for a visit to its hospice unit. She later is to be feted at a "Celebration of Life" luncheon at noon at the Drake Hotel. All seats have long since been sold out.
; ...goodness. This week Chicago is brimming with...courtesy of da Bulls, Chicago's basketball heroes...championship ring? Chicagoans are noodling that...preference for the Chicago Bulls. "Fourgasm...her official Chicago-area host, one...gala at the Field Museum of Natural ...
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Get batty. (bat exhibit)(Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois)
; GET BATTY at Chicago's Field Museum this summer with Masters of the...Story of Bats. Created by Field Museum staff in conjunction with Bat...ecological importance, highlights Field Museum bat-related research and collections...Boyd, president of the Field Museum. The exhibit opens via a ...
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Chicago natural history museum's X-rays look well into past.
; ...bandages purchased by the Field Museum in 1925 was supposed to be...said William Pestle, the museum's anthropology collections...worth $250,000. On loan to the museum from Michigan-based Mikron...University of Illinois at Chicago, along with Dawn Sturk, director...bring the machine to the Field ...
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Princess Di to make trip to Chicago She arrives June 4 at Northwestern to promote cancer treatment; Diana's visit Here are particulars for Diana's Chicago visit: She is guest of honor at a black-tie gala at 6:30 p.m. June 5 at the Field Museum of Natural History. Some 1,300 guests are expected. Tickets are $500, $1,000 and $2,500. Corporate tables of 10 are $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000. The princess is feted at a "Celebration of Life" luncheon at noon June 6 at The Drake hotel. The event salutes Chicago women who have furthered cancer care, treatment and research. Seating is limited to 500. Tickets are $150, $350 and $500. Corporate tables of 10 are $1,500, $3,500 and $5,000. Corporate seats to both events are on sale, and individual seats will be sold later. For information, call (312) 321-7954. Diana is to make opening remarks at a breast cancer symposium put on by Northwestern's Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center. The invitation-only event will be held at Northwestern's School of Law, 375 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago. Some 720 people are expected. To request an invitation, people should contact the cancer center by fax, (312) 908-1372.
; Diana, the princess of Wales, breezes into Chicago in June for her first-ever trip there...that she'd very much, A, like to come to Chicago, and B, be hosted by Northwestern." According...Wildes, she and her entourage will stay in Chicago at The Drake hotel and she will raise...
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Natural History Day to preview museum exhibit
; ...off, the museum is sponsoring a Natural History Day. The...Mary Walsh, museum curator...from the Chicago Herpetological...Illinois Natural History Survey. The...dealing with natural habitats...Friends of the Chicago River, Chicagoland...Notebaert Nature ...
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