@sternbergcamps
Earth and life science education programs for pre-college students. https://sternberg.fhsu.edu/education-outreach/science-camps/index.html Currently hiring staff for summer 2025! π https://forms.gle/5EGnpKMhHRj9APtPA Director: @biogeoverse.bsky.social
Paleontologist @sierraceratops.bsky.social talks about her recently started research at Natural Trap Cave for her PhD at Georgia Tech in the Spatial Ecology &
Paleontology Lab!
Sierra is also a student alumna and former TA of Sternberg Science Camps!
#paleontology #paleontologist #fossils
I Know Dino @iknowdino.bsky.social is always a good time. Iβm back on their latest episode to talk about my book The Shortest History of the Dinosaurs and more.
New @skeletoncrewpaleo.bsky.social video, sponsored by Sternberg Science Camps!
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These are not "T. rex hands", these are "N. lethaeus" hands! Posing with Jane at the Burpee Museum.
At the Burpee Museum of Natural History #PaleoFest2026 this weekend visiting Jane and all the scientists, some of our former staff, and even a couple Sternberg Camps students in attendance!
New YouTube video with @sternbergcamps.bsky.social! How Will We Resolve the Ethics Issues in Paleontology? - A Discussion Between Paleontologists
#paleontology #ethics #science #community #scicomm #svp
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Camps Director David Levering (@biogeoverse.bsky.social) with some tips on asking for letters of recommendation for your applications! This is relevant to jobs and internships, scholarships, college/grad school applications, and of course applications to Sternberg Science Camps!
#paleontology
Campβs instructor and Cal Berkeley doctoral student Emily BΕgner outlines the process for accessing a museum research collection to collect data!
This summer Emily will run our Research Academy Kansas program!
#paleontology #fossil #sciencecamp
(Edited by Sophie Cajune.)
painting of a sperm whale rising from the depths of a dark ocean. #levihastingsart #levihastings #wildlifeart #whaleart #spermwhale #cetaceans #marinemammal #marinelife
"I tell you, the sperm whale will stand no nonsense."
- Herman Melville from Moby Dick
I returned to one of my favorite subjects with some new methods and techniques, resulting in this highly stylized rendition of the sperm whale.
Mosasaur swimming at the surface with a group of summer camp kids plus the adult leader riding on its back. Three Nyctosaurs fly over them.
New art commission from the fantastic @clanaghan.bsky.social!
Twitch screenshot of me in my office, with center stage being taken up by Sweetie Pie (the big, fluffy black cat in the center of the screen). Behind her is me, and behind me is my office backdrop, today featuring framed prints of various Niobrara Sea creatures from the Cretaceous, including mosasaurs, hesperornithids, plesiosaurs, etc. There's also a Casteroides skull and a Minnesota flag (homemade!)
We've got a special interview lined up with David Levering (@biogeoverse.bsky.social) on today's #Twitch stream β discussing current issues in #paleontology, and what the future of our science might look like.
You're invited to jump in and chat with us @ twitch.tv/paleontologizing
You know a really fabulous place for nerdy kids to boost their social skills? @sternbergcamps.bsky.social! Registration is now open!π¦
Visit our website to learn more about more about our 2026 offerings and get registered! Our first review deadline for completed applications is January 25th (Limit ten slots per program.)
sternberg.fhsu.edu/education-ou...
It's finally here! We're so excited to share with you our 2026 programs listing!
Our website is about to undergo a substantial renovation, so it's not up to date with these programs yet. We will make an announcement when it's done!
2026 registration will open on January 9.
Absolutely buzzing over this new video of a rarely seen giant squid
A huge congratulations to Noah da Silva (Camps alumni and Teaching Assistant) for this fantastic achievement!
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A huge congratulations to Noah da Silva (Camps alumni and Teaching Assistant) for this fantastic achievement!
home.dartmouth.edu/news/2025/11...
Congratulations to Camps instructor Emily BΕgner for winning the 2025 @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social Albert E. Wood Student Research Award!
#2025SVP
Let me attempt to articulate something. As a former participant in the "teenage nerds talk about dinosaurs online" scene, I think some of us who follow paleontology as adults or do dinosaur stuff professionally care too much about the specifics of what's being discussed there. (cont'd)
Please have and encourage patience with US federal offices and our federal colleagues in the coming days. With a US federal government shutdown now in effect, progress on permit requests from federal agencies will very likely be delayed.
Best of the summer collage, 2025 edition!
Choosing which colleges to apply to can be tricky! David and Alex have a few tips to make the process a little easier for you.
#paleontology #collegedecision #science
Finding a career in paleontology can look a bit different for everyone! Alexandra Bonham breaks down her journey from climate-change geology to vertebrate paleontology.
Featuring
@al3xandr4.bsky.social and @biogeoverse.bsky.social.
#paleontology #fossils
This week on Endless Forms our Iβll be joined by Alexandra Bonham to talk about grad school, amazing Utah paleontology, and her career path in the NPS and @swcaenvironmental.bsky.social! Weβll see you on Wednesday at 7:30pm central time on Instagram!
When I wrote this for SciAm, the thing that genuinely surprised me most was the number of emails I got (mostly from men) telling me that prior generations of women in science would be ashamed of me for my weakness in writing it.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Starting September 3rd!
We're coming up on the first 2026 @sternbergcamps.bsky.social staffing info session on September 6. These group zoom calls will cover information about the Instructor and Teaching Assistant roles. Each session will start with a short presentation, followed by a Q&A portion.
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Abstract accepted for a poster at @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social! Instead of the education side, I'm packing as much entrepreneurial strategy, process, and lessons learned from 11 years leading the Sternberg Camps. My hope is that this info can be valuable to other institutionsβ funding stress.
Yes, it's that time again! Information sessions for 2026 @sternbergcamps.bsky.social staffing begin in September. If you know a senior undergrad, grad student or recent graduate who may be interested, please pass this link along, or share this whole post. Thanks!
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Breathtaking views of the high elevation North Horn Fm in Central Utah
Fragment of trionychid turtle shell between the stubby, worn fingers of a paleontologist
Spent yesterday checking on access to various sites in the Cretaceous-Paleocene North Horn Formation, including a new site with adult and juvenile ceratopsian material weβll be opening next month. Paleo can be challenging at 8000-10,000β!
And of course there are turtles. π’π₯°
#FossilFriday
