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California Academy of Sciences
| Name: | California Academy of Sciences |
| Description: | The California Academy of Sciences is a multifaceted scientific institution committed to leading-edge research, to educational outreach, and to finding new and innovative ways to engage and inspire the public. This world-class scientific and cultural institution is based in San Francisco and recently opened a new facility in Golden Gate Park that houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof.
The new facility is also home to the Academy's staff of world-class scientists, an education department that provides a wide range of student and teacher services, and an extensive science library with over 26 million specimens and artifacts. The Academy is an international center for scientific education and research and is at the forefront of efforts to understand and protect the diversity of Earth’s living things. The Academy has a staff of over 50 professional educators and Ph.D.-level scientists, supported by more than 100 Research and Field Associates and over 300 Fellows. It hosts 11 fields of research, including anthropology, aquatic biology, botany, comparative genomics, entomology, geology, herpetology, ichthyology, invertebrate zoology,mammalogy and ornithology. The Academy’s research collections, which are among the world’s largest, include more than 26 million specimens—essential tools for comparative studies on the history and future of the natural world. |
| Abbreviation: | CAS |
| Super-category: | Institution |
| URL: | http://www.calacademy.org/ |
| Id: | nlx_63279 |
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| Abbrev | CAS + |
| CurationStatus | uncurated + |
| DefiningCitation | http://www.calacademy.org/ + |
| Definition | The California Academy of Sciences is a mu … The California Academy of Sciences is a multifaceted scientific institution committed to leading-edge research, to educational outreach, and to finding new and innovative ways to engage and inspire the public. This world-class scientific and cultural institution is based in San Francisco and recently opened a new facility in Golden Gate Park that houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof.
The new facility is also home to the Academy's staff of world-class scientists, an education department that provides a wide range of student and teacher services, and an extensive science library with over 26 million specimens and artifacts. The Academy is an international center for scientific education and research and is at the forefront of efforts to understand and protect the diversity of Earth’s living things. The Academy has a staff of over 50 professional educators and Ph.D.-level scientists, supported by more than 100 Research and Field Associates and over 300 Fellows. It hosts 11 fields of research, including anthropology, aquatic biology, botany, comparative genomics, entomology, geology, herpetology, ichthyology, invertebrate zoology,mammalogy and ornithology. The Academy’s research collections, which are among the world’s largest, include more than 26 million specimens—essential tools for comparative studies on the history and future of the natural world. e history and future of the natural world. |
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| Id | nlx_63279 + |
| Label | California Academy of Sciences + |
| ModifiedDate | 27 June 2011 + |
| SuperCategory | Institution + |
