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 Smithsonian Picks New Leader 

Museum returns to academia roots, selects Ga. Tech president

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 15, 08 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Smithsonian Institute today handed its top job to Georgia Tech President G. Wayne Clough, marking a return to the museum’s academic roots, the AP reports. Clough follows the troubled tenure of businessman Lawrence Small, who came under fire for raising executive salaries and for focusing more on money than on science. He once billed the institute $1.1 million for hosting official functions in his home. More »

More about:  museums • academia • Smithsonian • Georgia Tech

Smithsonian Enshrines Colbert

Portrait hangs near the bathroom, but still

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Jan 22, 08 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert has finally been enshrined as the “national treasure” he insists he is. His portrait now hangs in the Smithsonian, the LA Times reports. OK, so it’s next to the Portrait Gallery bathroom, but that just means that, in Colbert’s words, “There has never been a better time to take a whiz in Washington.” More »

More about:  art • comedy • Stephen Colbert • Smithsonian

When Bird Meets Plane,
Air Force
Takes Action

It studies spatters
to avoid collisions

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Jan 4, 08 5:28 PM CST
(Newser) - When a bird smacks into a military plane, it is not a pretty picture, neither for bird nor plane. It is, however, a serious, if messy, problem, and one that jeopardizes the safety of pilots and some very expensive Air Force hardware. The Wall Street Journal visits a base in Afghanistan and provides a glimpse of how the Air Force is fighting back—a process that involves methodically scraping up bird remains and shipping them to the Smithsonian. More »

More about:  Air Force • birds • Smithsonian • collisions

Smithsonian Fudged Global Warming Facts 'for Politics'

Accused of downplaying global warming

Washington Post Washington Post Nov 16, 07 4:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Government scientists claim officials at the Smithsonian National Museum downplayed global warming for political reasons in a 2006 exhibit on climate change in the Arctic. The museum's director insisted statements about the "scientific uncertainty" of climate change be included in the exhibit, reports the Washington Post . The director is now a candidate to become the high-powered secretary of the Smithsonian. More »

Houston, MoMA Tops in Arts $$$

Tops in donations: Houston's Museum of Fine Arts, NYC's MoMA

Bloomberg Bloomberg Oct 29, 07 9:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A surge in private arts funding boosted the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston last year with $185.8 million, making it the top US recipient of private arts donations. Runners-up were New York's MoMA, with $133.5 million; the Smithsonian, with $131.2 million; and Boston's MFA, with $130.4 million. Arts organization support from private sources spiked 17.5% overall in 2006 to hit $2.5 billion, Bloomberg reports. More »

More about:  donation • Smithsonian • Lincoln Center • MoMA

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