The Georgia Museum of Natural History provides Joshua Laerm Academic Support Awards annually. These awards support undergraduate and graduate studies in natural history by students currently enrolled at the University of Georgia.

Dr. Laerm was the Museum Director from 1978 to 1997. A fund has been established in memory of Dr. Laerm to support student research in natural history.

Join Ray Troll on February 9th and 10th, a celebrated artist who loves paleontology, evolution, and fish biology! He's painted for NOAA, the Smithsonian Institution, and works with paleontologists and marine scientists on fish evolution. Click here for a schedule of events. Please contact Sally Walker (swalker@gly.uga.edu or 706-542-2396 if you'd like to participate in these activities).

New on display in the Discovery Room, a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) skeleton. Pygmy sperm whales are small toothed whales. The specimen on display measures over 10 feet in length. More information about pygmy sperm whales can be found here.