Support of the Bird Collection of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Univerity of California at Berkeley

9311979约翰逊该奖项将支持加州大学伯克利分校脊椎动物博物馆迫切需要的鸟类收藏改进，该博物馆是美国最大的博物馆之一(173,500个标本)，拥有来自北美的重要藏品(83%)。在生物多样性和生物学科的教学和研究方面，这些藏品是国际和国家的基本资源。这些改进恰逢藏品转移到一座生命科学大楼的新的现代化设施中，该大楼已耗资8000万美元和1.2亿美元进行了翻新。翻修使所有藏品的空间增加了48%。该支持将提供橱柜，以取代不适当的旧箱子，并缓解拥挤，两个超冷冰箱，用于存放不可替代的冷冻组织收藏，以及学生助理，用于包装和拆包收藏。加州大学伯克利分校脊椎动物博物馆收藏的鸟类在系统和生态研究方面的重要性在国际上是公认的。它是生物多样性研究和教育的基本资源。这种支持将使这些藏品能够被转移到新装修的设施中，并重新安置在现代化的橱柜中，以确保为后代的学生和研究人员保存它。***

9311979 Johnson This award will support drastically needed improvements to the bird collection in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California Berkeley, which is one of the nation's largest (173,500 specimens) and has important holdings from North America (83%). The collection 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 to replace inadequate old cases and to alleviate crowding, two ultracold freezers for housing an irreplaceable frozen tissue collection, and student assistants for packing and unpacking the collection. %%% The bird 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 biodeversity 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. ***