Friends of UCMP

Our fresh start at UCMP isn't just a change of locations and a superficial face life. To be sure, the new facilities in the Valley Life Sciences Building will help us to continue as an internationally recognized resource for research and instruction. But our goals are expanding, as well as our physical space. Educational outreach has become a priority in the last year, as we have set up educational programs for science teachers and helped develop paleontology projects in local schools. Paleontology, often a subject of great interest to children, integrates information from many other sciences, providing and opportunity for teachers to introduce subjects in biology, geology, chemistry and physics. Our focus is not just on paleontology education, but on promoting enthusiasm for all the sciences in grades K-12.

We need your involvement and support to reach these goals. With this in mind, we invite you to recognize the educational and scientific value of UCMP by joining the new Friends of UCMP. Benefits are not limited to the satisfaction of knowing your donation is working to develop new programs and resources. As a Friend of UCMP, you can expect to receive:

Free admission to special members-only lectures and demonstrations
Discounts on tickets to exhibition receptions, parties, and other formal events
A subscription to the redesigned UCMP News, our quarterly newsletter
Special advance notice of UCMP's scientific and educational activities. These include opportunities to join paleontologists out in the field, to participate in international research expeditions, and to attend lectures and short courses given here in Berkeley.

Please become on of our new Friends. Your support will ensure that we can reach our goals of community involvement and outstanding science education, while remaining one of the world's foremost institutions for paleontological research.

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Friends of UCMP
Museum of Paleontology
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

Or contact Judy Scotchmoor, our director of public programs. Phone: (510)642-4877. E-mail: judys@ucmp1.berkeley.edu