Category Archives: URAPs

A Hidden Treasure: MVZ’s Public Service Collection

Posted on May 27, 2014 by mvzarchguest

Written by Christina Kohler, second year double major in Environmental Economics & Policy and Molecular Environmental Biology. I first experienced the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology on Cal Day before I had decided to come to UC Berkeley. The day was a … Continue reading →

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Preserving the Lantern Slide Collection of the MVZ

Posted on May 21, 2014 by mvzarchguest

Written by Alessandra J. Moyer, third year Integrative Biology major. This semester, I’ve been working on a project to preserve a unique photographic resource that most people don’t even know exists: the lantern slide collection in the MVZ archives. Long before … Continue reading →

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An Illustrious Life: The Collections of Wildlife Artist Allan C. Brooks (1869-1946)

Posted on May 13, 2014 by mvzarchguest

Written by Joi Misenti, third year Integrative Biology major. The study of science demands diligence and discipline. This truth stands resolute even in the realm of creative expression. Wildlife artists, though artists at heart, pledge themselves to an oath of … Continue reading →

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Humanizing an Academic

Posted on May 6, 2014 by mvzarchguest

Written by Ajay Yalamanchi, second year Integrative Biology major. My URAP position this semester involved digitizing the field notes of Dr. Charles S. Thaeler, Jr. I spent the first two weeks simply scanning the material, and I’m not going to lie, … Continue reading →

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Working with the Notebooks of Dr. Robert Stebbins

Posted on January 21, 2014 by mvzarchguest

Written by Sharleen Lee, first-year, Applied Mathematics and Classics majors. When you were a child, did you watch countless hours of nature programs on National Geographic, Animal Planet, and Discovery? Well, I did. And I often wondered how these scientists … Continue reading →

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