Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, US science leaders and others have expressed frustration with the lack of an informed and coherent federal “NSC Alliance Endorses Call for Evidence-Based Policy”
Category: Position Statements
NSC Alliances Joins Community in Asking Congress to Complete Appropriations, Provide Research Relief
The Natural Science Collections Alliance was among 170 science and research stakeholders to write to congressional leadership urging swift action to complete work on the “NSC Alliances Joins Community in Asking Congress to Complete Appropriations, Provide Research Relief”
NSC Alliance Supports Legislation to Reverse Executive Order on Schedule F
The Natural Science Collections Alliance has joined 15 other scientific organizations in thanking House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Representative Gerald Connolly (D-VA), and Representative “NSC Alliance Supports Legislation to Reverse Executive Order on Schedule F”
NSC Alliance Writes to Congress About COVID-19 Economic Recovery
On October 19, 2020, the NSC Alliance reiterated its request to key House and Senate leaders that any economic measures crafted in response to the “NSC Alliance Writes to Congress About COVID-19 Economic Recovery”
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ICE Guidance on Foreign Students Rescinded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issued a new guidance that would have forced international students to leave the U.S. “ICE Guidance on Foreign Students Rescinded”
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”
NSC Alliance Endorses Call for Clarity on COVID-19 Business Loan Program
The NSC Alliance has joined with other organizations representing museums, zoos, and aquaria to endorse comments from the National Council of Nonprofits to the Small “NSC Alliance Endorses Call for Clarity on COVID-19 Business Loan Program”
NSC Alliance Calls for $1 Billion to Support Collections-enabled Research and Education
On March 31, 2020, the NSC Alliance joined with the American Institute of Biological Sciences and Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections to “NSC Alliance Calls for $1 Billion to Support Collections-enabled Research and Education”
NSC Alliance Provides Testimony in Support of FY 2021 Funding for NSF
The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) has submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Committee, requesting Congress to provide the National Science Foundation with at “NSC Alliance Provides Testimony in Support of FY 2021 Funding for NSF”