<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;"><div><div><div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Colleagues:</span></div></div></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', sans-serif;"><font face="Times New Roman"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;">This was posted to the Mammal-L listserv previously, so we<font color="#000000" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> apologize for any cross-postings!</font></p></div></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><font color="#000000" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As many of you know, the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) Mammal Collection suspended its operations in 2015 to prepare and relocate our specimens, labs, and offices to the new <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__record.umich.edu_articles_more-2D13m-2Dmuseum-2Dspecimens-2Dmoving-2Dnew-2Du-2Dm-2Dfacility&d=DwMFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=mEQ8LfZEP9fKKPyswOPzZHfeRXfTo0NEekzMysh_r3c&s=_uZi9asG8O2wJQbh1LjLSaMP9ZHzbk-QQlLsyccn-4k&e=" target="_blank">UM Research Museums Center</a>. This relocation also includes the five other UMMZ collections, UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, and UM Museum of Paleontology. The UM Herbarium previously moved to the building in 2002. This will be the first time in several decades that all the UM research museums are under one roof. The history of the UM museums, and relocation timeline, is provided <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lsa.umich.edu_lsa_news-2Devents_all-2Dnews_search-2Dnews_moving-2Dmuseums.html&d=DwMFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=mEQ8LfZEP9fKKPyswOPzZHfeRXfTo0NEekzMysh_r3c&s=D5Zi8xzZawIB83LU_wkTO0eB0PMs40Fr_4hygTcCiLo&e=" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><font color="#000000">Although the relocation efforts are still underway in other collections, and will continue through spring 2018, the UMMZ Mammal Collection has completed relocation of the majority of its holdings. Because of ongoing activity, we are not operating at full capacity, but we are ready to begin receiving loan requests, visitors, etc. from the scientific community. We just ask that you allow adequate time when making your requests and inquiries during the remainder of this transition period.</font></p></div></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Please note our new address below. The UMMZ Mammal Collection no longer will be receiving specimens at the 1109 Geddes Avenue address.</p></div></span></font><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Times New Roman"><br></font></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman"><div><font class="gmail-m_3696160551989278545m_50824396830604136gmail-m_2001323754465678504Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Sincerely,</font></div><div><font class="gmail-m_3696160551989278545m_50824396830604136gmail-m_2001323754465678504Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Priscilla Tucker, PhD</font></div><div><font class="gmail-m_3696160551989278545m_50824396830604136gmail-m_2001323754465678504Apple-style-span" color="#000000">UMMZ Mammal Curator<br></font><div><font class="gmail-m_3696160551989278545m_50824396830604136gmail-m_2001323754465678504Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br clear="all"></font><div><div class="gmail-m_3696160551989278545m_50824396830604136gmail-m_2001323754465678504gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font class="gmail-m_3696160551989278545m_50824396830604136gmail-m_2001323754465678504Apple-style-span" color="#000000">Cody W. Thompson, PhD</font><div><font class="gmail-m_3696160551989278545m_50824396830604136gmail-m_2001323754465678504Apple-style-span" color="#000000">UMMZ Mammal Collections Manager</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></font></div></span><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Times New Roman"><br></font></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="Times New Roman"><div><font color="#000000">University of Michigan</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Museum of Zoology</font></div><div><div style=""><font color="#000000">3600 Varsity Drive</font></div><div style=""><font color="#000000">Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108</font></div></div><div><font color="#000000">Office: (734) 615-2810</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Fax: (734) 763-4080</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Email: <a href="mailto:cwthomp@umich.edu" target="_blank">cwthomp@umich.edu</a></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Website: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__codythompson.org&d=DwMFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=mEQ8LfZEP9fKKPyswOPzZHfeRXfTo0NEekzMysh_r3c&s=sJelgNTAVAslBChfl8HEAuNZUAi8UVR806W-eepCrT0&e=" target="_blank">codythompson.org</a></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font><div><font color="#000000">“Museums have two main objectives: the increase of knowledge and the diffusion of knowledge.”</font></div><div><font color="#000000">-Alexander Ruthven</font></div></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></span></body></html>