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| The Museum of Living Sciences | |||
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at The University of Wisconsin-Madison | ||
| Questions about the Museum of Living Sciences Concept | |||
| 1. Who will own it? |  |
It's a CALS facility and it is CALS' option and opportunity. It is not a UW Biotechnology project, or a Grad School project. The idea meets several large needs: the desire for a large science outreach space, CALS' need to preserve the barn, and the University's need to tell its stories as it educates people and trains each new generation of scientists. | |
| 2. Who will use it? | |
Families from anywhere and the thousands of students who come to Madison every year to visit the Capitol and the University. | |
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UW-Madison faculty, staff, students alumni and supporters with a special passion and commitment to science literacy for the public. | ||
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UW-Madison partners, such as UW-Extension, 4-H, FFA, WALSAA | ||
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Teachers, educators and scientists from anywhere who search for ideas, materials and especially a philosophy that science is about generating and testing ideas through experiment. | ||
| 3. What makes it special? | |
The Museum of Living Sciences' emphasis on experimentation as a way of knowing. | |
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There is no other Museum in the world that is all-living, on all-online, all the time. | ||
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Its focus on life sciences. | ||
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Its commitment to meeting the challenges of water, time and inertia in putting more life into hands-on science centers. | ||
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Its location on the UW-Madison campus, embedded in the research community. | ||
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There are competing places at Cornell, Davis, Berkeley and USC in Los Angeles; however, I know of no other facility with the distinguishing combination of location, legacy, quality, and focus. | ||
| Who will pay for it? | |
Donors through the UW Foundation will likely be the largest source for renovating the building and for building an endowment. NSF, Department of Outreach, other federal agencies, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute are targeted sources for program development. Operating expenses will likely be met through a combination of donations, programming fees, and sales of materials. State money could also be sought. | |
| What are the next steps? | |
The next steps are to a large extent up to you. To get involved, contact Tom Zinnen, UW Biotechnology Center, 608-265-2420 (click to E-mail). | |