[Nhcoll-l] Fwd: Wyoming Biodiversity Institute Closing

[James Erdmann]

Dear Colleagues,

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.

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.

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.

Here is a more recent article: http://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/local_news/more-questions-than-answers-on-biodiversity-institute/article_a059548e-b7c7-11e8-8158-93d470afbf73.html

Thank you,

James

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Merav Ben-David <BenDavid at uwyo.edu>
> Subject: Biodiversity institute
> Date: September 20, 2018 at 3:21:25 PM MDT
> To: Merav Ben-David <BenDavid at uwyo.edu>
> 
> Friends,
> 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 (http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2018/07/uw-pivots-in-biodiversity-science.html <http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2018/07/uw-pivots-in-biodiversity-science.html>). 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 www.wyobiodiversity.org <http://www.wyobiodiversity.org/>.
>  
> The survey is here <https://goo.gl/forms/QpFvl8uUxtdIg3ai2>. 
> Please spread widely
> Merav
> My apologies if you got this message multiple times…J
>  
> Merav Ben-David
> Professor
> Department of Zoology and Physiology (3166)
> University of Wyoming
> 1000 E University Ave.
> Laramie, WY 82071
> USA
> Phone: 307-214-0510
> Fax: 307-766-5625

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James A. Erdmann
Biology Technician
University of Wyoming
Dept. of Zoology & Physiology
Laramie, WY 82071 USA 
+1-307-631-2115
muddynaturalist at gmail.com
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