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Intro to Photogrammetry

Interterm 2020

Participants in this Interterm course worked collaboratively to photograph historical objects and dinosaur track-ways in the Beneski Museum of Natural History.

Facilitated by Hayley Singleton, head of collections and operations at the College's Beneski Museum of Natural History, and Tim Pinault, digitization coordinator at Frost Library, this workshop covered basic workflows and methodologies to create 3D models. Participants used DSLR cameras, Adobe Photoshop and Metashape Pro photogrammetric processing software to create accurate 3D models of historical objects.

2019

Case Closed:

Five people gather around a table examining a dinosaur footprint

Recovered Set of Dinosaur Footprints Finds New Home at Amherst

A 190-million-year-old stolen slab of rock with theropod dinosaur tracks is now in the protective custody of the College’s Beneski Museum of Natural History, thanks to the state Environmental Police.

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Identify It Day

A woman gestures with her hands the size of a fossil bone to a child who listens

Rocks, Bones and Other Mysterious Objects

You never know what you might find in your yard, or in the forest, or on the beach while you’re out for a walk. But there’s a group of scientists at Amherst College who want to help you figure out what that mystery object is.

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Beneski Museum featured on WGBY's Connecting Point

February 10, 2016

Connecting Point producer Dave Fraser and videographer Mark Langevin tour the Beneski Museum of Natural History at Amherst College.

2017

The First Scientist to Study Dinosaur Footprints Thought Giant Birds Made Them
Atlas Obscura, December 12, 2017

Loomis Illuminated
Amherst Magazine, December 4, 2017

Answering the age-old query, what is this?
Daily Hampshire Gazette, November 6, 2017

Missed the Solar Eclipse? Just Wait Seven Years
NEPR, August 21, 2017

Learning about the Eclipse at the Wilder Observatory
Mass Appeal, August 21, 2017

10 Towns in 10 Days: Amherst
Western Mass News, May 2, 2017

Dozens of Māori and Moriori Remains Return to New Zealand from European Museums
Hyperallergic, May 24, 2017

A Mammoth Resurrection
Amherst College, April 25, 2017

Amherst College mammoth mascot reactions: Boon to Beneski Museum, or 'Dumbest thing I ever heard'?
MassLive, April 4, 2017

Amherst College chooses Mammoths as the mascot
Amherst Bulletin, April 4, 2017

College Selects Mammoth as Official Mascot
The Amherst Student, April 4, 2017

Amherst College announces the Mammoths as the school's first mascot
MassLive, April 3, 2017

After sending Lord Jeff packing, Amherst College picks mammoth as the mascot
The Boston Globe, April 3, 2017

Amherst, a gem between Boston and the Berkshires
The Boston Globe, March 17, 2017

The Bookworm's Guide to Amherst, MA
The Huffington Post, March 7, 2017 

2016

Reimagining Audubon: Local artists use famous naturalist's art as starting point for their own
Amherst Bulletin, December 1, 2016

You can score free admission to 49 museums across Massachusetts today
boston.com, September 24, 2016

Beneski Museum a hidden gem
The Reminder, July 15, 2016

Zip Trip: Beneski Museum of Natural History (Video)
ABC's Western Mass News, May 27, 2016

Unique Museums: Beneski Museum (Video)
WGBY's Connecting Point, February 10, 2016

Museum Adventures: Beneski Museum
Hilltown Families Blog, February 1, 2016

2015

The Art of Nature: Sculptures of Dinosaur Tracks and Traces
Evolution Literacy blog, December 3, 2015

'Antiques Roadshow' for rocks and bones: Amherst College's Beneski Museum of Natural History offers 'Identify It Day'
MassLive, October 30, 2015

Kate Wellspring: The Beneski Museum of Natural History
WINC Public Radio, August 5, 2015

Exploring Amherst, Massachusetts, for a day
The Boston Globe, June 7, 2015

Millions of years ago, Western Massachusetts was a Jurassic World
Boston.com, June 1, 2015

Melting away: Photo exhibition at Amherst College tracks disappearing glaciers in Alaska
Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 18, 2015

See the Dramatic Effects of Climate Change in the Alaskan Arctic 100 Years Ago vs. Today
Amherst College, February 11, 2015

Tribe part of human remains repatriation request
Cherokee One Feather, February 2015

2014

New Dinosaur Species Discovered
ABC Fox 40, December 9, 2014

Florida mammoth helps spark lifelong curiosity of the past
10 News, October 7, 2014

Western Mass. dino-might
The Recorder, September 18, 2014

2013

There's Another Vegan on Campus
Amherst Magazine, Spring 2013

Amherst College alum donates rare dinosaur to college's Beneski Museum of Natural History
MassLive.com, April 10, 2013

Alumnus Gives Amherst College Beneski Museum of Natural History a Dryosaurus Altus Dinosaur; Will Be Second Mounted Specimen of its Species in the World
Amherst College, April 9, 2013

2012

Favorite Place: Beneski Museum of Natural History at Amherst College addresses questions visually
MassLive.com, April 3, 2012

2011

Beneski Museum of Natural History reveals a rich prehistoric history of the Pioneer Valley
MassLive.com, April 17, 2011

Amherst College to Host Ceremony for Newly Dedicated Beneski Earth Sciences Building and Beneski Museum of Natural History April 1
Amherst College, March 24, 2011

Dinosaur Tracks Collection | Local Treasure
Yankee magazine, March 2011

2010

Layers Beneath Dinosaur Land
The Valley Advocate, April 13, 2010