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Calumet Region exhibit at Field Museum tells 'nationally significant' story of Northwest Indiana

The Field Museum is now displaying "Calumet Voices, National Stories." It s the culmination of a traveling exhibit that was curated with more than 15 museums and libraries. ....

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"Intersection of Culture, Art and Nature" with Field Museum Anthropologist Jacob Campbell

Jacob Campbell's presentation followed by a Q&A.<br/><br/>Biocultural Artistry: Equitable Green Space Design on Chicago's South Lakefront<br/>In 2016, teams of artists and community-based organizations from Bronzeville, Pilsen and Chinatown transformed Chicago’s largest Park District Natural Area by installing 5 public art Gathering Spaces along lakefront woodchip trails. <br/><br/>Their designs were inspired by cultural traditions from these neighborhoods that honor the environment and ancestral connections to the land. Since then the artists and partners have brought these spaces to life with multilingual programming through the Roots & Routes initiative including dance and musical performances, cultural festivals, and poetry workshops. The Gathering Spaces have become vital sites for community engagement, cross-cultural exchange and wellness in the outdoors. <br/><br/>This presentation will explore how park design benefit ....

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Chicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities

For many city kids, flowers have cut stems and vegetables are packed in styrofoam and plastic on shelves in the grocery store. But by making a. ....

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New species of frog discovered in Amazon

A bizarre new species of frog has been discovered in Peru. Read about it here. ....

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Chocolate frog? New burrowing frog species unearthed in Amazon's rare peatlands

A photo of an odd-looking amphibian drew attention on Twitter last week, where it was described as a “smooth lil fella”, compared to a melted tootsie roll candy, and likened to the chocolate frogs from Harry Potter. “I’m quite surprised at how fast the popularity of this frog is rising up,” Germán Chávez, a researcher […] ....

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