Curator's blog

Angie Tissi ('08), OSAC's chief Curatorial Associate, has been awarded a summer internship at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. Ms. Tissi will be working in conjunction with the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit under the supervision of Dr. Richard C. Wilkerson.

Earlier this month (March, 2008) the OSAC expanded its holdings to include Mollusca! Yes, we know they're not arthropods, but we felt that this professionally curated collection of Pacific Northwest gastropods would be right at home at the Oregon State Arthropod Collection.

Our first Dragonfly Workshop was held on OSU's campus on March 8th and was a huge success. Between the morning beginner's session and the afternoon advanced session, over 40 participants spent the day learning about Dragonflies and Damselflies. Participants came from as far away as Gold Beach and Bend Oregon.

February 12th marks the birthday of perhaps the most famous beetle collector ever: Mr. Charles Darwin, who would have turned 199 this year! The OSAC hosted the Zoology Department's second annual Darwin's Birthday party