News & Stories

This summer, the Dig Field School hosted 32 teachers from across the country for a four-day summer intensive in paleontology, geology, and evolutionary biology.

University of Washington and Burke Museum to Partner with Indigenous Communities through new Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science 

Meet the 2023 DIG Field School instructors!

The Burke Museum encourages collaborative research, community connections, and learning together. 

This resource packet provides information on learning about Native American History in Washington state. 

Malacology collections manager Melissa Frey chats about community science and what it can teach us about land snails and slugs

This packet provides information on learning about Latino/a Diaspora Heritage and includes recommendations for books, helpful links, and museums and cultural centers.

Ornithology collections manager Kevin Epperly chats about creating 3D models of hummingbirds using photogrammetry.

A group of Cambodian scientists are starting the first ever fish collection in their country. This summer, they visited the Burke fish collections for a training workshop.