The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn gets to know Ben Hess, the Collections Manager of Mammals at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Ben shares about how he studies collections of shrews in order to research and learn more about northern and southern short-tail shrews in North Carolina.

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Roland Kays, a zoologist and Director of the Biodiversity Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Dr. Kays explains how he and other scientists discovered a new species of mammal and how old museum specimens help scientist make new discoveries.

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Jason Cryan, the Deputy Museum Director for Research and Collections, as well as an entomologist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Jason shares about the immense biodiversity in the insect world and what happens when scientists discover a new species.

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn visits with Dr. Stephanie Schuttler, a Post-Doc Research Associate and mammalogist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Stephanie shares her research on forest elephants and their family groups.

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn gets to know geologist and North Carolina Museum of Natural Science Museum Director, Dr. Emlyn Koster in this podcast. Emlyn shares how early exploration at his childhood home led to a lifelong career in field of geology.

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn visits with Liz Baird, the Director of Education at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Liz shares how her role at the museum is to translate science into something students and the public can follow and about her own research on deep water canyons.

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Colin Brammer, a entomologist and coordinator of the Natural Worlds Investigate Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Colin explains the characteristics of an insect and how they can be harmful and helpful to humans and the environment.

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Paul Brinkman, Assistant Director of Paleontology and Geology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, as well as an historian of science. He explains how we can learn much about science through the study of the lives and work of scientists throughout history.

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn talks with Dr. Julie Urban, an Evolutionary Biologist and Assistant Director of the Genomics and Microbiology Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Dr. Urban shares about her work as an evolutionary biologist, her work with plant hoppers, and how it’s never too late to find a new passion.

The Walking Classroom’s Laura Fenn gets to know Dr. Dan Dombrowski, Chief Veterinarian at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. Dan discusses what a veterinarian does at a museum and the observation and learning opportunities for the public.