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<div class=""> I’m not a subscriber to this list-serve, but a few folks who are forwarded the email James Erdmann posted a couple of days ago to me, so I wanted to take a minute to provide some additional context. For those of you who don’t know me, I am the
faculty curator of the University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates.</div>
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<div class=""> First, in case it isn’t explicitly clear, the University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates is not part of the Biodiversity Institute. As James said, we work closely with the BI for some of our outreach/education activities and we are very concerned
about its closure, but there is no administrative overlap between us and the BI.</div>
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<div class=""> Second, if you have any questions, please direct them to me and not Beth Wommack. While Beth is certainly capable of answering questions, that’s not her job.</div>
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<div class=""> Third, feel free to look at the survey and even fill it out if you’d like, but I am not suggesting or advocating that you do.</div>
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<div class=""> Fourth, to those of you who received a similar email I sent to Avecol, I apologize for cluttering your inbox.</div>
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Date: Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 4:02 PM<br class="">
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Fwd: Wyoming Biodiversity Institute Closing<br class="">
To: <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" class="">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br class="">
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<div class="">Earlier this summer the University of Wyoming's administration made the decision to close the Biodiversity Institute, an organization that coordinates several citizen-science programs and other outreach, funds student research, and works closely
with the University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates (UWYMV) on a number of these activities.</div>
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<div class="">If you have a moment, please read below and consider voicing your opinion on the decision. You don’t need to have interacted directly with the BI to show your support in the survey.</div>
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<div class="">It is currently uncertain how this closure will affect UWYMV, but it will be affected nonetheless, in part because the museum and the BI are housed in the same building. I believe UWYMV Curator and CM Beth Wommack will provide more details as
they emerge.</div>
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<div class="">Here is a more recent article: <a href="http://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/local_news/more-questions-than-answers-on-biodiversity-institute/article_a059548e-b7c7-11e8-8158-93d470afbf73.html" target="_blank" class="">
http://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/local_news/more-questions-than-answers-on-biodiversity-institute/article_a059548e-b7c7-11e8-8158-93d470afbf73.html</a></div>
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The below survey is in response to the University of Wyoming’s decision to close the Biodiversity Institute (BI). The University’s press release announcing the closure can be read here (<a href="http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2018/07/uw-pivots-in-biodiversity-science.html" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" class="">http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2018/07/uw-pivots-in-biodiversity-science.html</a>).
The purpose of the survey is to determine if residents of Wyoming and beyond are supportive of the outreach and engagement activities of the Biodiversity Institute, and to gather signatures for a petition to keep the BI open. Please take a few minutes of your
time to let us know how feel about the BI. More information about the BI can be found at<span class="m_1384855491756925528Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.wyobiodiversity.org/" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank" class="">www.wyobiodiversity.org</a>.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></div>
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