In April, the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) conducted a survey of the natural history collections/museum community to understand how COVID-19 related economic disruptions are affecting “2nd BCoN COVID-19 Survey: Operational Status, Economic Impacts and Plans for Reopening”
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Judge Strikes Down Changes to Migratory Bird Protections
A federal judge at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled against the Trump Administration’s effort to narrow the “Judge Strikes Down Changes to Migratory Bird Protections”
Special Collection of BioScience Articles on Natural History Collections
A new special collection of natural history collection related articles from BioScience highlights some of the exciting new ways scientists and educators are mobilizing and “Special Collection of BioScience Articles on Natural History Collections”
National Fossil Day is October 14
National Fossil Day, an annual celebration organized by the National Park Service (NPS), will take place on October 14, 2020. The event highlights the scientific “National Fossil Day is October 14”
Legislation Introduced to Provide COVID-19 Relief to Research Community
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have introduced bipartisan legislation to provide emergency relief appropriations for federal science agencies to support the research community during “Legislation Introduced to Provide COVID-19 Relief to Research Community”
ICE Guidance on Foreign Students Rescinded
On July 6, 2020, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a new guidance that would have forced international students to leave the U.S. “ICE Guidance on Foreign Students Rescinded”
Articles Call for Leveraging Biodiversity Science Infrastructure
Two articles published in the July 2020 issue of BioScience — an Editorial led by NSC Alliance Treasurer Jennifer Zaspel and a Viewpoint led by “Articles Call for Leveraging Biodiversity Science Infrastructure”
Webinar Series: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World
Recognizing the rapid changes happening within museum communities and the efforts being made throughout the community to adapt to these changes, iDigBio is organizing a “Webinar Series: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World”
NSC Alliance Endorses Call for Protecting COVID-19 Patient Data
On July 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice ordering hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and “NSC Alliance Endorses Call for Protecting COVID-19 Patient Data”
BCoN Survey: Operational Status, Economic Impacts, and Plans for Re-Opening Natural History Collections
The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) is working to help the scientific and natural history collections/museum community understand how COVID-19 related economic disruptions are affecting research, “BCoN Survey: Operational Status, Economic Impacts, and Plans for Re-Opening Natural History Collections”