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 Anna Thanukos graduated
from UC Berkeley in 2002, with a Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education and an M.A. in
Integrative Biology.
Her master’s thesis was on phylogenetics and her Ph.D. research
was about evolution education (students’ conceptions of natural selection in different
organisms). As a Posdoctoral Associate, Anna works on the UCMP Understanding Evolution
web project, writing content and educational materials for the site. “This is a great
job for me because (a) it combines my two research interests; (b) I get to work with great,
interesting, smart people; and (c) I’m interested in doing more science writing for
popular audiences and this job is giving me lots of practice!” Anna describes her ideal
job as “doing some writing and some teaching, with lots of chances to learn about new
stuff going on in biological research. I’m not sure where that would land me—maybe
at a research museum like the UCMP or AMNH, or teaching at a smaller college. We’ll
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The Friends of UCMP
The Friends of UCMP are an important part of the broader UCMP Community. Their generous
donations help to support our research, education, and public outreach programs. Funds are
used to finance numerous activities including summer field research for students and curatorial
faculty, attendance at professional meetings, web maintenance and expansion, teacher
professional development, and community service projects. This summer, UCMP will undertake
a special archival project to capture much of the history of our museum, its research,
caretakers, and benefactors during the past 150 years. This effort will be supported by
the generous contribution from the Mary Rose Peck Trust (see
UCMP News January 2004).
Take a look at our list of
new or renewing Friends. We hope to see your name added to
the list in the near future.
UCMP Volunteers
We are grateful to all of the volunteers who have assisted us in tasks from the most
ordinary to the most technical. Currently our volunteers include:
Dawn Peterson, a Research
Associate at the California Academy of Sciences, and Virginia Friedman, a
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