1. S PECIAL G UEST

2. Florida Museum of Natural History Douglas Jones UF Biodiversity Initiative

3. What is biodiversity? A. A term describing the organic/whole food movement (926813) B. Workforce diversification (926814) C. Agricultural plans to shift from monoculture crops (926815) D. The totality of life on Earth (926816) NOTE: Text keyword to 22333

5. Biodiversity: The totality of life on Earth

6. Global Biodiversity Map showing distribution of some of the most highly valued terrestrial biodiversity worldwide (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, seed plants) for equal area grid cells with red for high and blue for low biodiversity

10. 2009 Need for enhanced study of Biodiversity

12. How many major mass extinction events has Earth’s biota already suffered? A. 1 (981447) B. 5 (981448) C. 12 (981449) D. 26 (981450) NOTE: Text keyword to 22333

15. Human Population Growth 2050 9 billion World Population Growth Last 12,000 Years

16. Florida’s Population Explosion 1910-2010 From 1 Million to 19 Million in 100 years

19. Nearly Extinct Miami Blue Captive Propagation Program

20. Photo  Tobey Curtis Small-toothed Sawfish Pristis pectinata

21. Which of the following probably does NOT represent a major threat to biodiversity? A. Climate change (927116) B. Invasive species (927117) C. Capital campaigns (927118) D. Habitat degradation (927119) NOTE: Text keyword to 22333

23. Biodiversity Crisis & Societal Problems  Climate change  Loss of biodiversity  Emerging pathogens  Invasive species  Threats to food security  Environmentally induced health issues Solving these biodiversity-centered problems requires concentrated attention from diverse perspectives

24. Biodiversity Initiative: Why UF? Florida is a biologically hyper-diverse region World-class natural history museum Comprehensive, diverse campus expertise in environmental & conservation science

25. 200920082010 2011 2012 20132014 2009: Biodiversity concept developed / Great Recession impact Conceptual discussions with top prospects. UF cuts budgets in response to recession

26. 200920082010 2011 2012 20132014 2010: International Year of Biodiversity

27. 200920082010 2011 2012 20132014 2013: Conceptual discussions with top prospects. Begin discussion with Provost to evaluate timing and interest. Meeting with Provost and SVP Research to evaluate interest

28. 200920082010 2011 2012 20132014 2014: Biodiversity Visioning Session. Meeting with UF & college/unit leadership. Meeting with faculty/researchers interested in biodiversity. Data collection to analyze interest across campus. Plan submitted to UF leadership for review.

30. Biodiversity Collections The Library of Life Florida Museum of Natural History  40 Million Specimens 2 nd Largest University Museum Collection in U.S.

31. www.idigbio.org National center for digitization of biodiversity collections Collaboration among FLMNH, Engineering, & FSU: ~$12M Coordinate digitization and databasing of US collections Ingest, serve, integrate data: Localities Dates Images

32. 134 institutions in 49 states Ten TCNS and collaborating institutions: 152 institutions in 50 states HUB

33. UF Partners

34. New Opportunities  New collaborations to address biodiversity grand challenges related to:  Human health, agriculture, species discovery and extinction, ecosystem services, etc.  Big Data:  Build on recent programs, iDigBio  Link to Informatics Institute, Preeminence hires  Established record of federal funding  Private/corporate/foundation support

35. A Vision for the Museum of the 21 st Century Interdisciplinary research labs

36. F LORIDA F ORWARD SEPTEMBER 13, 2014