[Nhcoll-l] Fwd: Wyoming Biodiversity Institute Closing

Tue Sep 25 11:34:08 EDT 2018

Hi Everyone,

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Fourth, to those of you who received a similar email I sent to Avecol, I apologize for cluttering your inbox.

Thank you.

Matt Carling

Matt Carling, PhD
Department of Zoology & Physiology
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
University of Wyoming

www.carlinglab.com<http://www.carlinglab.com>
307.223.1762
mcarling at uwyo.edu<mailto:mcarling at uwyo.edu>

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From: James Erdmann <muddynaturalist at gmail.com<mailto:muddynaturalist at gmail.com>>
Date: Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 4:02 PM
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Fwd: Wyoming Biodiversity Institute Closing
To: <nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu<mailto:nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>>

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

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From: Merav Ben-David <BenDavid at uwyo.edu<mailto: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<mailto: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). 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…☺

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<mailto:muddynaturalist at gmail.com>
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