ATHENS, Ga., Aug. 28 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news release:

Each day, Nicole Pontzer brings the outside world indoors.

As a collections manager for the Georgia Museum of Natural History, she ensures the museum's holdings are available and ready for research opportunities. And as the museum prepares to reopen, she also welcomes guests who are curious about the world around them.

"You never know how things will be utilized or the questions that can be answered," she said.

Pontzer earned her degree from the University of Georgia's Odum School of Ecology and then began working as a field technician for the River Basin Center. As part of that work, she collected fish and worked with the museum to identify and preserv...