Collecting for Science: Collections, Science, and Scholarship in the U-M Research Museums March 24, 2010

This display showcases collections research at the U-M Museums of Anthropology, Paleontology, and Zoology, and the Herbarium. Museum specimens substantiate collecting events and provide a basis for scientific research. They are a reliable source that any researcher can use to test previous research, conduct new studies, and compare newly collected material to earlier discoveries. Well-documented collections of objects are necessary to address broad questions about climate history, ecosystems, and biological and cultural diversity and evolution.