Todd Braje
@tbraje.bsky.social
Executive Director, University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History; archaeologist; historical ecologist; author Understanding Imperiled Earth; science communicator
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We've received 20 gifts & unlocked our first challenge gift! Next up: 40 individual gifts for $1000.00.
May 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We've received 20 gifts & unlocked our first challenge gift! Next up: 40 individual gifts for $1000.00.
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"The field of archaeology is changing, and if your desire is to attend a field school that will prepare you for real world archaeology, while simultaneously making connections and friendships that will last a lifetime, look no further." #DucksGIve tinyurl.com/yc73v9z2
May 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"The field of archaeology is changing, and if your desire is to attend a field school that will prepare you for real world archaeology, while simultaneously making connections and friendships that will last a lifetime, look no further." #DucksGIve tinyurl.com/yc73v9z2
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This Thursday: #DucksGive. This 24-hr campaign uses challenge gifts to drive @uoregon.bsky.social student success.
Our focus: scholarships to archaeological field school. Many of you field school is not only critical for your career, it's EXPENSIVE. Let's make it more accessible; stay tuned. 🏺
Our focus: scholarships to archaeological field school. Many of you field school is not only critical for your career, it's EXPENSIVE. Let's make it more accessible; stay tuned. 🏺
May 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This Thursday: #DucksGive. This 24-hr campaign uses challenge gifts to drive @uoregon.bsky.social student success.
Our focus: scholarships to archaeological field school. Many of you field school is not only critical for your career, it's EXPENSIVE. Let's make it more accessible; stay tuned. 🏺
Our focus: scholarships to archaeological field school. Many of you field school is not only critical for your career, it's EXPENSIVE. Let's make it more accessible; stay tuned. 🏺
For our museum, the communities that have the most to lose with these cuts are the rural communities throughout OR. IMLS funding helps us bring our education team and outreach to places far afield from Eugene. We all lose with these cuts, but some more than others...
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
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Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave Monday morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
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April 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For our museum, the communities that have the most to lose with these cuts are the rural communities throughout OR. IMLS funding helps us bring our education team and outreach to places far afield from Eugene. We all lose with these cuts, but some more than others...
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...
There is still time to join us for our Annual Dinner on April 24: mnch.uoregon.edu/learn/annual...
Annual Dinner and Talk
The museum's annual dinner and talk. Tickets on sale now!
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April 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
There is still time to join us for our Annual Dinner on April 24: mnch.uoregon.edu/learn/annual...
Very excited to see wonderful colleagues, students, and folks at the U. of Georgia next week: calendar.uga.edu/event/todd-b...
Todd Braje: “Understanding Imperiled Earth: How Our Past Can Guide Our Future”
Todd Braje is the executive director of the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon specializing in long-term human-environmental interactions, the archaeology of maritime s...
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January 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Very excited to see wonderful colleagues, students, and folks at the U. of Georgia next week: calendar.uga.edu/event/todd-b...
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Support us at the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History:
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From the Director: Announcing the Thomas J Connolly Fund | MNCH Fieldnotes
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December 27, 2024 at 5:05 AM
Support us at the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History:
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Something lovely for the weekend!
Marvellous clay pots with octopus decoration made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete about 3,500 years ago! 🐙❤️
Heraklion Archaeological Museum. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Marvellous clay pots with octopus decoration made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete about 3,500 years ago! 🐙❤️
Heraklion Archaeological Museum. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Something lovely for the weekend!
Marvellous clay pots with octopus decoration made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete about 3,500 years ago! 🐙❤️
Heraklion Archaeological Museum. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Marvellous clay pots with octopus decoration made by artisans from Bronze Age Crete about 3,500 years ago! 🐙❤️
Heraklion Archaeological Museum. 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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This is a mola, bought in the San Blas Islands in Panama in 1973 in the tourist trade.
Molas are made through reverse appliqué and appliqué! Layers of cloth are sewn loosely together and the the design is cut through the top layer(s).
Molas are made through reverse appliqué and appliqué! Layers of cloth are sewn loosely together and the the design is cut through the top layer(s).
December 20, 2024 at 12:17 AM
This is a mola, bought in the San Blas Islands in Panama in 1973 in the tourist trade.
Molas are made through reverse appliqué and appliqué! Layers of cloth are sewn loosely together and the the design is cut through the top layer(s).
Molas are made through reverse appliqué and appliqué! Layers of cloth are sewn loosely together and the the design is cut through the top layer(s).
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Another cat gem from the Jensen Artic Collection: this yo-yo (Inpuiaq: igruuraak) made for the tourist trade by an Inuit artist. #indigenousart
December 18, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Another cat gem from the Jensen Artic Collection: this yo-yo (Inpuiaq: igruuraak) made for the tourist trade by an Inuit artist. #indigenousart
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American Archaeology published a wonderful look into our field schools and how they contribute to Great Basin archaeology and changing the scientific understanding of people in North America. The article includes THREE GENERATIONS of University of Oregon students! 🏺🧪https://shorturl.at/O4Zj5
December 12, 2024 at 10:13 PM
American Archaeology published a wonderful look into our field schools and how they contribute to Great Basin archaeology and changing the scientific understanding of people in North America. The article includes THREE GENERATIONS of University of Oregon students! 🏺🧪https://shorturl.at/O4Zj5
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This #FossilFriday is the oldest fossil on display in the museum. It's a mosasaur jaw originally collected in Niobrara, Kansas and is about 100 million years old.
Those impressive teeth were used to hunt sharks, shellfish, and mollusks. #paleosky #paleontology 🧪
Those impressive teeth were used to hunt sharks, shellfish, and mollusks. #paleosky #paleontology 🧪
December 13, 2024 at 6:11 PM
This #FossilFriday is the oldest fossil on display in the museum. It's a mosasaur jaw originally collected in Niobrara, Kansas and is about 100 million years old.
Those impressive teeth were used to hunt sharks, shellfish, and mollusks. #paleosky #paleontology 🧪
Those impressive teeth were used to hunt sharks, shellfish, and mollusks. #paleosky #paleontology 🧪
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😻This mola is a child's blouse, bought in Panama. "Mola" is a Kuna word with several meanings, but often referring to a brightly colored upper garment. This style of garment developed from an earlier tradition of body painting.😻
December 17, 2024 at 9:48 PM
😻This mola is a child's blouse, bought in Panama. "Mola" is a Kuna word with several meanings, but often referring to a brightly colored upper garment. This style of garment developed from an earlier tradition of body painting.😻
The 'Alalā, which went extinct in the wild decades ago, has been re-introduced on Maui: www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2...
Interested in the extinction of Hawaiian birds and why the past matters for addressing our global biodiversity crisis? Read more here: www.amazon.com/Understandin...
Interested in the extinction of Hawaiian birds and why the past matters for addressing our global biodiversity crisis? Read more here: www.amazon.com/Understandin...
Understanding Imperiled Earth: How Archaeology and Human History Can Inform Our Planet's Future
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December 18, 2024 at 12:24 AM
The 'Alalā, which went extinct in the wild decades ago, has been re-introduced on Maui: www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2...
Interested in the extinction of Hawaiian birds and why the past matters for addressing our global biodiversity crisis? Read more here: www.amazon.com/Understandin...
Interested in the extinction of Hawaiian birds and why the past matters for addressing our global biodiversity crisis? Read more here: www.amazon.com/Understandin...