The American Indian. An Introduction to the Anthropology of the New World . By Clark Wissler, Curator of Anthropology in the American Museum of Natural History, New York City. New York, 1917. Pp. xiii, 435.

Science ◽  
1918 ◽  
Vol 47 (1219) ◽  
pp. 461-465
Author(s):  
R. B. Dixon
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Natural History ◽  
American Indian ◽  
York City ◽  
New World ◽  
American Museum

Clark Wissler, 1870–1947

1948 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. C. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Natural History ◽  
York City ◽  
Columbia University ◽  
American Museum ◽  
Franz Boas ◽  
American Archaeology ◽  
University Training

American Archaeology lost one of its . most enthusiastic promoters and interpreters by the death, in New York City on August 25, of Doctor Clark Wissler. As one of the last of the passing generation of anthropologists with university training to enter the profession from another discipline—in this case Psychology—-he came to the American Museum of Natural History in 1902, at the age of 32. He served at first as Assistant in the Department of Ethnology under Curators F. W. Putnam and Franz Boas; but not long after, probably on Putnam's departure, was advanced to Assistant Curator of Ethnology and by 1905 is recorded as Acting Curator of Ethnology. Succeeding Boas, on the latter's complete transfer to Columbia University in 1906, he was named Curator of the Department of Ethnology and finally, in 1907, Curator of the Department of Anthropology, a rank which he held until retired to emeritus status in 1942, at the ripe age of 72.

scholarly journals The Human Microbiome World

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-130
Author(s):  
Christopher Vicari ◽  
Barry Joseph ◽  
Brittany Klimowicz ◽  
Hannah Jaris ◽  
Shane Asseltine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Natural History ◽  
York City ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Human Microbiome ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Science Content ◽  
American Museum

We designed an activity-based science curriculum that used Minecraft to support microbiology learning for students en-rolled in the Lang Science Program at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City. Minecraft offered an option to consolidate complex science content into digestible activities for modeling concepts and demonstrate student mastery. We will (1) present a background of the course, design processes, and how we used Minecraft in the curriculum, (2) describe the design of the educational Minecraft activities, (3) articulate design issues, adjustments, and constraints, and (4) discuss future changes.

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Scott MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Natural History ◽  
York City ◽  
American Museum ◽  
Animal Life ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
African Mammals ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World

The introduction creates a context for a wide range of avant-doc films (that is, films that work in the zone between conventional documentary and what has usually been called “avant-garde” filmmaking), locating these films within the tradition established a century ago by the development of the habitat diorama of animal life, specifically the Akeley Hall of African Mammals at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The habitat diorama provides precise documentation of the specifics of animal life that is, insofar as possible, devoid of political argument. The aim of the habitat diorama, and of the films discussed throughout the book, is to be as purely educational as cinema can be: the creator of the habitat dioramas and the film documents discussed provide precise visions of what the makers believe we need to see, in order to understand more of the world around us.

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