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Audubon's Birds
This exhibition serves as a model for an irregular series of displays from the set of Audubon prints over the next few years. |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center March 1 — May 1, 1996 |
Subjects
Organismal Biology Art |
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Charles Otis Whitman: His Science, His Special Birds, and the Marine Biological Laboratory
Charles Whitman was a pioneer in the study of animal behavior, and one of his main research interests was the passenger pigeon. This exhibit examines Whitman's legacy at the University of Chicago and beyond. |
Locations
Crerar Library, 1st Floor: Other Spaces Jan. 6 — March 21, 2014 View web exhibit >> |
Subjects
Organismal Biology Biological Sciences |
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Chicago Celebrates Darwin
The John Crerar Library presents Chicago Celebrates Darwin, an exhibit which revisits the Darwin Centennial Celebration hosted by the University in 1959. We look back at the original letters, pictures, and documents from that conference to get a sense of the atmosphere and the importance of the events, including the effect of Darwin’s theories on the research and popular opinion of the day. |
Locations
Crerar Library, 1st Floor: Other Spaces Oct. 19 — March 26, 2010 View web exhibit >> |
Subjects
University of Chicago Ecology & Evolution Organismal Biology Biological Sciences Chicago and Illinois |
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Discovering the Beauty and Charm of the Wilderness: Chicago Connections to the National Park Service
The National Park Service offers a rich variety of landforms, flora, and fauna that have been the subject of many University of Chicago scientific studies. The parks have also served as inspiration for art, photography and literature. To mark the National Park Service’s 100-year anniversary, we delve into the Library’s archives and rare collections to uncover Chicago connections to the parks. |
Locations
Crerar Library, 1st Floor: Other Spaces Oct. 31 — Dec. 31, 2016 View web exhibit >> |
Subjects
Organismal Biology American History University of Chicago Environmental Science |
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Imaging/Imagining: the Body as Data
Imagining/Imagining the Body as Data examines the data revolution that has transformed modern medical imaging with technologies such as Magnetic Resonance, Computed Tomography and Ultrasound imaging. |
Locations
Crerar Library, 1st Floor: Other Spaces March 25 — June 21, 2014 |
Subjects
Photography Medicine Organismal Biology Biological Sciences |
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The Science of Sustainability
This exhibit takes a close look at some aspects of sustainable building design and how they can produce greener buildings. |
Locations
Crerar Library, 1st Floor: Other Spaces April 5 — Oct. 1, 2010 View web exhibit >> |
Subjects
Environmental Science Urban Studies Organismal Biology Chicago and Illinois University of Chicago |
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Shared Past, Shared Future: The Marine Biological Laboratory and the University of Chicago
The recent affiliation between UChicago and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is the latest chapter in the long, intertwined history of the two institutions. |
Locations
Crerar Library, 1st Floor: Other Spaces April 19 — Oct. 31, 2016 View web exhibit >> |
Subjects
Organismal Biology University of Chicago |
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The Studio in the Field: Techniques of Early Wildlife Photography
The Studio in the Field traces the development of wildlife photography as a popular cultural pursuit, focusing on the innovative techniques and strategies devised to craft pictures that would appear convincingly natural to nineteenth-century audiences. |
Locations
Crerar Library, 1st Floor: Other Spaces April 6 — Sept. 15, 2015 |
Subjects
Organismal Biology Environmental Science Biological Sciences Photography |