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Zoological Museum
Endowments
Volunteer
Internship/Directed
Study
Zoological Museum Endowments
If you would like to make a gift to the Museum, you may do so through
the UW Foundation. Options exist for contributing to any
of the currently established funds, or a separate fund may be established
which allows the donor to specify how the funds be used.
UW Foundation: 1848 University Ave.
PO Box 8860, Madison WI 53708-8860.
Phone: 608.263.4545. Website: http://www.uwfoundation.wisc.edu/.
Zoological Museum -
Osteological Collection Fund: 3286933 – The
fund was established by E. Elizabeth Pillaert, William G. and
Lynn R. Reeder in support of field and laboratory work for
the museum osteological collection. It was initially established
to increase the size and scope of the Galápagos Islands
skeletal collection.
Zoological Museum Centenary
Fund: 32860010 – The Centenary fund provides database
development, capital equipment, staff development and general support
for the Zoological Museum. Established as a matching challenge
grant by William G. and Lynn R. Reeder, matched by faculty and
museum friends donations in our 100th year.
Harland Mossman Zoological Collection: 32860679 – Harland
W. Mossman, Archie S. Mossman, Sue Y. Lee, and other family members
established and amplified this fund to provide support for the
Mossman research collection of microscope slides and preserved
anatomical materials, especially of vertebrate reproductive systems,
for which the UW Zoological Museum is the repository.
Zoology Museum Endowment
Fund: 3286392 – Established by William G. and Lynn
R. Reeder to support field and laboratory museum research and to
enhance educational and research opportunities for students and
visiting scientists utilizing the collections.
Volunteer
As a museum Volunteer, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the mission
of the Zoological Museum by assisting in the preparation, organization, and
curation of natural history specimens and archival documentation associated
with museum specimens.
Internship/Directed Study
 Three
Zoology/Anthropology 699 courses are offered by museum staff.
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Introduction to Museum Techniques This course
offers students an opportunity to learn the philosophies and
methods of all aspects of museum work. Students gain
hands-on experience in the following areas: Museum Administration
(museum security, accessions, loans and collection management);
Preparation of Museum Specimens (Preparing specimens as skins,
skeletons, in fluid, and management of the Dermestid colony);
and Final Preparation and Storage of Specimens (Cleaning skeletons,
labeling, boxing, cataloging, and specimen storage); modern
studies of material conservation are reviewed.
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Archaeology: Faunal Analysis Full
Semester, Various times. This course provides a hands-on introduction
to the principles and techniques for identifying and interpreting
animal bones found at archaeological sites. By using the comparative
osteological collections, students learn to 1) identify and
classify faunal remains; 2) use quantitative techniques for
recognizing assemblage-level patterns in bone data; and 3)
achieve an understanding of how archaeologists translate such
patterned evidence into reconstructions of past human behavior.
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Museum
Research Full
Semester, Various times. This course offers students the opportunity
to carry out independent research projects and report their
findings, using various comparative museum collections. Some
common topics include skeletal pathology, anatomical variation,
and zoogeography. Students work one-on-one with a museum
curator to complete this course.
Please contact the museum if you are interested in participating
in a directed study course or as a volunteer.
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