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Summer provided a change in pace for the UCMP community. As you see from preceding pages, many of us continued our research projects in the field and elsewhere. Also, UCMP scientists took part in international professional meetings presenting the results of their museum-based research.  Our public outreach and
education programs were also busy. In June, a graduation program marked the end of the
first year for the Berkeley Natural History Museums’ GK-12 program, funded by the
National Science Foundation. This project makes it possible for graduate students from
UCMP and the other BNHM to teach about California biodiversity in local schools and to
take students on field trips. At the graduation, the high school students presented
reports on their class research projects to an appreciative audience of staff, faculty,
and, most importantly, their parents.In the web world, the
release of the Understanding Evolution website was greeted by increased web activity
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and rave reviews in Science, other journals, and letters from many teachers. In July, the website was highlighted at the annual meeting of the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE). UCMP is also involved in a new NSF pilot project with DLESE to create online “teaching boxes”—stay tuned to learn more about this interesting effort. In June I agreed to
continue as UCMP’s Interim Director until the end of December, when I plan to go to
London for a couple of months to complete several research projects. I am pleased to
announce that Judy Scotchmoor and Mark Goodwin have been appointed Interim Assistant
Directors. Already they have taken on important administrative responsibilities,
contributing greatly to the operation of the museum.Again, I want to
acknowledge the Friends of UCMP for your support. Your gifts to UCMP help support
our diverse activities.
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