The Research Quest program is designed to improve students’ critical thinking skills using real-world science investigations with researchers.
dinosaurs
NHMU launches Triceratops Traits for middle schoolers
April 20, 2022
Digging up the past to understand our climate future
July 1, 2021
During a summer that’s already marked by record-breaking heat, the quest to find these fossils is more important than ever.
‘Behind the Scenes Reimagined’ with Ty Burrell
November 13, 2020
Join the “Modern Family” actor for a five-part webcast examining the Natural History Museum of Utah’s collections.
NHMU helps students impacted by school closures with Research Quest Live
March 20, 2020
Research Quest Live provides a free classroom experience with professional educators in real time from the comfort of your home.
PALEONTOLOGIST EXPLORES SCIENCE AND FICTION
August 13, 2018
Courses explore the good, the bad and the ugly of science portrayed in movies.
EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT CONTINUUM
December 18, 2017
The winter edition includes: Genes and addiction, 30 years of student service, why humanities matter, top five dinosaur myths and more.
PIG-SNOUTED TURTLE DISCOVERED
November 30, 2015
A 76-million-year-old extinct species of a pig-snouted turtle unearthed in Utah is one of the most complete skeletons of a turtle from the age of dinosaurs.
Research quest
October 12, 2015
Natural History Museum of Utah digitizes its paleontology collection for students to study in classrooms.
DINO-MITE MYSTERY SOLVED
June 22, 2015
A remarkably detailed picture of the climate and ecology during the Triassic Period explains why dinosaurs failed to establish dominance near the equator for 30 million years.