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We're disappointed by Governor Pawlenty's decision to veto funding for a new Bell Museum, but we remain encouraged and grateful for the support the Minnesota Legislature, University leadership and citizens around the state have shown the project. Please visit this page for updates on the building project and news about our continuing campaign to build a new home for Minnesota’s natural history museum.
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The State of Minnesota’s 150th birthday celebration gets star treatment with "The Minnesota Minute," a series of 60-second TV spots commemorating Minnesota’s natural history. The 13-part series, written, directed and produced for the state's sesquicentennial by the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum of Natural History Emmy-award TV winning TV production unit, Bell Museum Productions, is scheduled to air in prime time slots on Minnesota television stations and Twin Cities Public Television beginning May 11 through the sesquicentennial's finale August 30. The series hosts a companion web site with video blog for amateur and professional filmmakers throughout the state to share their own environmental-related videos and stories.
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The University of Minnesota's Bell Museum of Natural History and the College of Biological Sciences will host "Evolution 2008," the joint annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and the American Society of Naturalists June 19–24, 2008 at the University of Minnesota. The meeting is the premier annual opportunity for sharing international scientific research related to evolution. Minnesota Citizens for Science Education also sponsor the event. For details and more information, call Heather Dorr at 612-625-5267.
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Summer means ice-cream cones, boat rides, waterslides, and the return of the Bell Museum Summer Discovery Day Camps. These popular weeklong camps are packed with hands-on projects that encourage kids to explore the fields of science, art, and technology. Plus, Bell Museum camps are filled with great summer fun on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
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