Natural Science Collections Alliance
Our members are part of an international community of museums, botanical gardens, herbariums, universities and other institutions that house natural science collections and utilize them in research, exhibitions, academic and informal science education, and outreach activities.
Dozens of biological researchers and educators met with their lawmakers as part of the 6th Annual Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits event. This national initiative, organized by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), encourages scientists across the nation to showcase for federal and state lawmakers the people, facilities, and equipment required to conduct scientific […]
The second webinar in a new series on managing small collections will be held on 13 November 2014 from 3:00-4:00 pm Eastern. This webinar will focus on small paleontology collections. Julie Rousseau, collection manager for the University of Alaska Museum, will discuss challenges specific to the digitization of small paleontology collections, and present data mobilization […]
Applications are now being accepted for the Global Genome Initiative Buck Fellowship. The two-year fellowship includes a 55 percent time commitment to biodiversity genomic research and 45 percent commitment to other Global Genome Initiative related activities. Fellows must propose to conduct research in-residence at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC for 12 […]
SCNet, iDigBio, and SPNHC announce a second webinar series focused on curation, digitization, and management of small natural history collections. The webinars in this series will feature several collections domains and preparation types, including but not limited to paleontology, entomology, vertebrate zoology, and botany, as well as museums that manage several small collections. Each webinar […]
To: Natural Science Collections Alliance Members Per the NSC Alliance By-Laws, I am writing to inform you that the NSCA Board of Directors has identified the slate of candidates to stand for election to the Board. The candidates are identified below. If you wish to nominate additional candidates to serve on the Board, please contact […]