Virtual Exhibits – The Elsie Welter

Virtual Exhibit – Posted on May 26, 2025May 26, 2025

Triceratops Femur

Triceratops femur found by Dr. Ron Nellermoe and his student researchers during his dinosaur research project. (more details to come) … Continue reading >Triceratops Femur

Virtual Exhibit – Posted on April 19, 2025April 19, 2025

Spring: The Season of Rebirth & Renewal – Lets Consider Some Really, Really Big Eggs

See and learn about some of some of the world’s largest bird eggs. … Continue reading >Spring: The Season of Rebirth & Renewal – Lets Consider Some Really, Really Big Eggs

Virtual Exhibit – Posted on October 14, 2023October 16, 2023

Beetle Abstraction: Clay to Bronze Cast Sculpture

Starting with a chosen beetle species from the Elsie Welter Natural History Museum, students of Sculpture 340 created an abstraction … Continue reading >Beetle Abstraction: Clay to Bronze Cast Sculpture

Virtual Exhibit – Posted on September 24, 2023October 16, 2023

Avian Abstraction: Bronze Cast

Students in Professor Dwight Mickelson’s Sculpture 340 class visited the Elsie Welter Natural History Museum in the Integrated Science Center … Continue reading >Avian Abstraction: Bronze Cast

Blog Posts – Posted on April 30, 2023March 13, 2024

Amazing Moms in the Animal Kingdom

Mother’s Day is fast approaching, so let’s appreciate some of the sacrifices that animal moms make for their young! The … Continue reading >Amazing Moms in the Animal Kingdom

Blog Posts – Posted on April 29, 2023March 13, 2024

Bats, Bats, Bats!

As the weather gets warmer and more insects come out, you may start to see some of Minnesota’s native bat … Continue reading >Bats, Bats, Bats!

Blog Posts – Posted on March 15, 2023March 13, 2024

Why Aren’t There Snakes in Ireland?

The island of Ireland is one of only a few places in the world where there are no native snakes- … Continue reading >Why Aren’t There Snakes in Ireland?

Blog Posts – Posted on March 3, 2023September 24, 2023

Women’s History Month: Female Natural Scientists and Their Impacts Throughout History

Science has been exclusionary to women for a long time, but these women pushed past the extra challenges and made … Continue reading >Women’s History Month: Female Natural Scientists and Their Impacts Throughout History

Blog Posts – Posted on May 28, 2022July 7, 2024

A World Beyond Campus: Deep Dives into Concordia’s Natural History Museum

What do a Leopard from Africa, a Squirrel from Moorhead, MN, and insects from Mexico have in common? They can … Continue reading >A World Beyond Campus: Deep Dives into Concordia’s Natural History Museum