Category Archives: URAPs

MVZ Field Notes: Biologists and the Environment

Posted on May 21, 2013 by mvzarchguest

By Rachel Tenerelli Second-year Molecular Environmental Biology major This semester I helped digitize field notebooks for my URAP. Although scanning old field notebooks does not sound like the most glamorous work, I learned how useful this new, accessible knowledge will … Continue reading →

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Digitization: From Species to Stories

Posted on May 16, 2013 by mvzarchguest

Written by undergraduate research apprentice, Samantha Morco, who is currently a third-year Integrative Biology student. For my URAP at the MVZ this semester, I have been part of the archival project that digitizes field notebooks. I enjoyed reading the field … Continue reading →

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“Biology major not required”

Posted on May 8, 2013 by mvzarchguest

At first glance, an undergraduate program at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology doesn’t seem like the best fit for a political science and geography double major. Upon closer examination, the MVZ’s focus on evolutionary biology and museum science appears even less suitable for the … Continue reading →

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