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Curators report new hires, specimen work and field research at Virginia Museum of Natural History
Summary
Curatorial staff updated the board on promotions and research: Dr. Cal Ivanov was promoted to full curator; Jackson Means joined permanent collection staff as a myriapodologist; fieldwork includes Madagascar specimen collection and an upcoming public talk on millipedes.
Board members received a detailed research and collections briefing highlighting curatorial promotions, specimen stewardship and active fieldwork.
Research staff announced Dr. Cal Ivanov’s promotion to full curator and described the museum’s strength in underrepresented invertebrate collections, especially millipedes cataloged over decades. Jackson Means was noted as a permanent addition to collections staff and described as a…
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