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Victoria Juharyan on the Destruction of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage

Soterios J Johnson — March 31, 2022 - 5:00pm

Victoria Juharyan discusses the destruction and threat of destruction of Ukraine’s cultural heritage during the Russian invasion.

‘The Backdrop’ Podcast Features Scholar on the Destruction of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage

Soterios J Johnson — April 06, 2022 - 2:42pm

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing untold suffering and devastation, with thousands of civilians killed and injured and millions of Ukrainians now refugees fleeing for their lives.

On top of the human toll extracted from Ukraine is the destruction and threat of destruction of Ukraine’s cultural heritage.

Massive Spider Wasp Collection Donated to Bohart Museum

Andy Fell — June 04, 2021 - 9:59am

The Bohart Museum of Entomology at ��Ƶ recently received an unusual gift: 50,000 dead wasps.

The collection of more than 50,000 aculeate (stinging) wasp specimens, primarily spider wasps, came from the estate of renowned wasp expert Marius Wasbauer of Brookings, Ore., who died earlier this year. Wasbauer was a retired senior scientist at the California Department of Food and Agriculture and a global expert on wasps, especially spider wasps.

Traveling (Virtually) with the Arts Blog: London

Karen Michele Nikos — July 21, 2020 - 4:13pm

As a consolation for not being able to travel the world (or pretty much anywhere) this summer, the Arts Blog will take you beyond our regional museum virtual tours and visit across the globe. In this first installment, we go to London, England. Don't miss the Natural History Museum's particularly realistic tours. And, you can get to the royal dinner party a bit early and see a set table in the tour of royal homes below.