Support for the Herpetological Collection of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley

该奖项将支持对加州大学伯克利分校脊椎动物博物馆近期两栖动物和爬行动物收藏的重大改进，该博物馆是美国最大的博物馆之一，是生物多样性和生物学科教学和研究的基础国际和国家资源。与此同时，大学还将把馆藏搬到生命科学大楼的现代化设施中，该大楼已耗资8000万至1.2亿美元进行了翻新。翻修后，所有藏品的空间增加了48%。支持将提供橱柜和水箱，以取代不够用的旧箱子并缓解拥挤，以及学生助理打包和拆包。加州大学伯克利分校脊椎动物博物馆的爬虫类收藏在系统和生态研究方面的重要性是国际公认的。它是生物多样性研究和教育的基础资源。这种支持将使收藏品能够转移到新装修的设施中，并重新安置在现代橱柜中，以确保后代的学生和研究人员能够保护它们。＊＊＊

9314793 Wake This award will support major improvements to the Recent amphibian and reptile collection in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California-Berkeley, which is one of the nation's largest and is a fundamental international and national resource in teaching and research in biodiversity and biological disciplines. The improvements coincide with a move of the collections to new, modern facilities in a Life Sciences Building that the University has renovated at a cost of $80M-$120M. The renovation has achieved a 48% increase in space for all collections. The support will provide cabinets and tanks to replace inadequate old cases and to alleviate crowding, and student assistants for packing and unpacking the collection. %%% The herpetological collection in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California-Berkeley is internationally recognized in its importance to systematic and ecological research. It is a fundamental resource in biodiversity studies and education. This support will enable the collection to be moved to newly renovated facilities and rehoused in modern cabinets that will ensure its conservation for future generations of students and researchers. ***